Description
The Atlantic blue marlin is a species of marlin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is closely related to, and usually considered conspecific with, the Indo-Pacific blue marlin, then simply called blue marlin.
The biggest females are more than four times as heavy as the biggest males, which rarely exceed 160 kg (350 lb) in weight. The longest females can reach a length of 5 m (16 ft) with the bill, from eye to tip, constituting about 20% of the total body length.
Body mass in the largest female specimens has been reported from 540 to 820 kg (1,190 to 1,810 lb), depending on the source (few large specimens are scientifically verified). The largest blue marlin caught by IGFA angling rules is from Vitoria, Brazil, which weighed 1,402 lb (636 kg). Fishermen often refer to individual marlins that reach or exceed 1,000 pounds as “granders”.
State Record:
| MARLIN, BLUE | SAME | GINGER ANN MYERS | SUNSET, LA | 7/5/20 | 851.9 LBS 0OZS |
National Record:
All-Tackle636.00 kg (1,402 lb 2 oz)Vitoria, Brazil29-Feb-1992Paulo Amorim
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