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black marlin

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Noun1.black marlinblack marlin - large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds
marlin - large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes


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One of today's largest billfish is the black marlin, notes Glenda Kelley, a biologist with the International Game Fish Association in Dania Beach, Fla.
The driveway to Avet Reels in Chatsworth is getting worn and the two brothers who own the company have a picture of an 855-pound, two-story black marlin tamed in 55 minutes on a reel they designed and made.
Devoted to conservation and ethics in fishing, Goadby was instrumental in the development of the Cairns giant black marlin fishery and in the introduction of tag-and-release fishing in Australia.
 
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