Atlantic sailfish

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Noun1.Atlantic sailfish - a kind of sailfishAtlantic sailfish - a kind of sailfish      
Istiophorus albicans
sailfish - large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
genus Istiophorus, Istiophorus - type genus of the Istiophoridae
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JJ: Our Western North Atlantic sailfish population seems to be in good shape.
Just Payin' the Bills: Catching up with John Jolley
Internal hooking locations for sailfish caught on J hooks rigged with natural baits (41.2%) are comparable to results for Pacific sailfish caught on trolled dead baits rigged with J hooks (46.8%), and fall within the range reported for Atlantic sailfish caught on live baits rigged with J hooks using a variety of dropback times (23-57%; Prince et al., 2007), as well as striped marlin caught on live baits with J hooks (28%; Domeier et al., 2003).
Asymmetric conservation benefits of circle hooks in multispecies billfish recreational fisheries: a synthesis of hook performance and analysis of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) postrelease survival
Zyg's billfish slam included an Atlantic sailfish in Kenya in 1991, a Pacific sailfish in Cancun, Mexico, in 2004 and an Atlantic blue marlin in 1997 in Madeira.
THE KING FISHER; BRITON IS HAILED AS THE WORLD'S GREATEST Holy Grail of angling landed by Zyg, 65
Longevity and age validation of a tag-recaptured Atlantic sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, using dorsal spines and otoliths.
Transboundary movement of atlantic Istiophorid billfishes among international and U.S. domestic management areas inferred from mark-recapture studies
Age and growth of the Atlantic sailfish Istiophorus platypterus, using cross section from the fourth dorsal fine spine, p.
Estructura de tallas y edad del marlin rayado Tetrapturus audax (Pisces: Xiphidae), en Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
The Atlantic sailfish has a deep gray or cobalt blue first dorsal fin with black spots.
Offshore Saltwater Sportfish of New York
Caption: Jace Cowan, front, caught his first Atlantic sailfish with Capt.
ACTION SPOTTER
Declining populations of Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) (ICCAT, 2001) emphasize the need for a better understanding of their biology, especially processes affecting growth and mortality during early life because these mechanisms often regulate recruitment (Fuiman, 2002).
Distribution, growth, and mortality of sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) larvae in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Practically every weekend from late fall through April, there's an Atlantic sailfish tournament taking place along Florida's east coast.
Flyin' high for sails: notes from the South Florida sailfish tournament circuit
Specifically, the pectoral fin is longer, in relation to the body, in Atlantic sailfish than in Indo-Pacific sailfish.
Toward identification of larval sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus), and blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the western North Atlantic Ocean *
This time it paid off and he caught his Atlantic sailfish on February 23.
Around the world for billfish: Rufus Wakeman completes a yearlong flyfishing quest
On the biology of Florida east coast Atlantic sailfish, (Istiophorus platypterus).
Age and growth of sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) in waters off eastern Taiwan
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