The IGFA Great Marlin Race Winner

With 30 satellite tags deployed in blue marlin, black marlin, and sailfish in six countries, the second year of the IGFA Great Marlin Race (IGMR) has come to a close. The IGFA’s billfish research program, working in collaboration with Stanford University, held seven tagging events in 2012-2013 that tracked a total of 17,059 nautical miles (nm) on imperiled billfish species worldwide, covering more than 5,000 nm more than the previous year. Every fish track is available to the public and to researchers to help them learn more about billfish, but the fish that travels the farthest is crowned the annual IGMR winner. This year’s winning fish was a 360 kg (794 lb) black marlin outfitted with a satellite tag sponsored by Peter Teakle during the 26th Annual Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic in Australia, which travelled 2,577 nm – 15% of the total distance recorded in the entire year – before the tag popped up after 69 days.

LINK (via: The IGFA)

Marlin Wins - Another Loses

While backing down on a marlin a captian buried the transom and lost his boat... and the fish.

LINK (via: Marlin Magazine)

This 987 lb marlin was not so lucky.

Why are we still killing billfish?

LINK (via: Outdoors Action and Adventure)

Marlin eaten by Tiger Sharks

A marlin estimated to be 600 pounds is devoured by a couple of tiger sharks.

Tagged Marlin Travels 2225 Miles in 94 Days

Eight marlin were tagged back in July during the Hawaiian International Billfish Tournament. All the tagged marlin were then entered in the Great Marlin Race.

A tag that had been placed on a marlin 94 days prior off the coast of Hawaii popped up down by the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, a distance of 2,225 nautical miles.

Jon Schwartz's Blog has the entire story. LINK

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