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Swordfish, Billfish, Tuna and Sharks Population Losses Depicted Headed for Extinction Swordfish Blue Marlin White Marlin Sailfish Bluefin Tuna Bigeye Tuna Sharks "Kill-o-Meter" Maps of Spawning/Feeding Areas Blue Marlin 1994 Blue Marlin 1995 White Marlin 1994 White Marlin 1995 Sailfish 1994 Sailfish 1995 Swordfish Bluefin Tuna Maps - Longline Catch and Effort Atlantic Currents

Wetlands, Estuaries, Rivers and Coastal Waters Essential Fish Habitat Environmental Impact Assessment Division Importance of Shallow Water Habitats Causes of Fishery Population Declines Diversions of Freshwater Flows Wetlands Destruction Toxic Contaminants and Disease Nutrient Loading Cumulative Effects Economic Values at Stake References Cited

Articles about Coastal Habitat Loss and Degradation "A Coastal Fisheries Catastrophe"

Longline Closure Areas Proposed by Congress Will the Closures Reduce Bycatch? White Marlin and Closures Map Blue Marlin and Closures Map Sailfish and Closures Map Map Showing Where Longliners Actually Fish Fed-up Longliner's Confession

World Record - Released for Conservation. Pictured above is Capt. Joseph Franck and Peter Ganz' massive Atlantic blue marlin weighing an estimated 1400 lbs. and thus close to the 130-lb. line class and the all tackle world record of 1402 lbs.  It is being revived prior to release.  Caught on 80-lb. tackle in the Azores, the Shanghai Charters fishing team knew it was more than 200 lbs. larger than the existing 80-lb. line class world record, yet they set her free.�(Photo, courtesy P. Ganz)

Articles about Big Game Fish Articles - Overview "Atlantic Hot Spots" "Hunting Giants" "Grander Hunting" "Those Magnificent Giants" "Going, Going, Gone" "Headed for Extinction" Photo Galleries Index Atlantic Blue Marlin - 3 pages Pacific Blue Marlin - 4 pages Giant Bluefin Tuna - 6 pages Grander Bluefin on Stand-Up World Record Bluefin Black Marlin - 3 pages Swordfish - 3 pages Spearfish White Marlin - 2 pages Large Sharks Sailfish Yellowfin Tuna Bigeye Tuna

Endangered Species Act White Marlin ESA Listing Petition "Hot Spot" Maps - White Marlin "Hot Spot" Maps - Blue Marlin Critical Habitats Identified Sonar Effects Notice BLF Letter to NMFS on Sonar Effects Recommended Longline Closure Areas

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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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