Billfish
Striped Marlin
There are three marlins in New Zealand waters and all are wide-ranging in tropical Pacific waters. The striped marlin is most abundant here. It ranges south in summer to Cook Strait although it is abundant north of a line between Mt Egmont and East Cape.Broadbill Swordfish
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A cosmopolitan oceanic species, more abundant in temperate than tropical seas which is found throughout our area.
Blue Marlin
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One of the largest of the marlins, blues are a sought after summer visitor in New Zealand's primarily striped marlin fishery.
Black Marlin
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This is a heavy, thick set marlin of warm Indo-Pacific oceans which reaches our northern coasts in summer months wandering south at least to East Cape.
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