BLUE MARLIN BYCATCH BY LONGLINES (3rd quarter of 1994) Showing Areas of Highest Concentration in Relation to Boundaries of the Proposed Longline Area Closures (H.R. 4773) and the U.S.� EEZ

Key to Colors - Red = greater than 16 per quarter, Magenta = 8-16, Dark Blue = 4-8, Pale Blue = 2-4, and Yellow = 1-2.� (Source: P. Mace, NMFS)

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Daily "Kill-o-Meter"

Longliners fish most heavily during the periods when the moon is brightest. So, this real-time image of the moon phase shows when the kill of swordfish is greatest and least. It also shows when the kill of blue marlin, white marlin, sailfish, sharks, tunas, sea turtles, marine mammals and a host of other marine life is also greatest - even though they are not even targeted. For more, see link above.

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