blue marlin

noun

: a very large marlin (Makaira nigricans) of the Atlantic Ocean that is blue above and silvery white below, may reach a length of 14 feet (4.3 meters) and a weight of one ton (907 kilograms), and is often valued as a sport fish

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There are prizes for the top tuna, wahoo, blue marlin, dolphin and swordfish, too. —

Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024 And not long after that, another boat, Game Time, caught a 516-pound blue marlin. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024 Scooter Anderson of Houston, Texas, caught a 1,145 pound blue marlin on October 18 that should crush the Alabama state record for the species and may be a record for the Gulf of Mexico as well. —

Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 26 Oct. 2023 The current state record blue marlin was reeled in by Ginger Myers in 2020 and weighed 851.9 pounds, nearly 300 pounds lighter than Anderson’s catch. —

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