{"id":2512,"date":"2007-07-31T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/31\/blue-marlin-fact-shee\/"},"modified":"2020-03-10T12:15:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T13:15:12","slug":"blue-marlin-fact-shee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/blue-marlin-fact-shee\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue marlin fact sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"
Makaira<\/span>nigricans<\/span> |\u00a0<\/span>Atlantic<\/span> blue<\/span> marlin<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
Atlantic blue marlin is a species of marlin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic blue marlin (hereafter, blue marlin) feeds on wide variety of organism near the surface. Blue marlins are distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They have a dark blue back with lighter flanks, blue fins and a silver belly. It is an open water fish that spends the majority of its life in the high seas, far from land. They can be found in epipelagic zone (from 0 to 200 m). Females can grow up to four times the weight of males. Adult blue marlin have few predators apart from man. Blue marlins usually appear in the Azores when the temperature of the water is about 22\u00ba C (July, August and September). Although most fish average around 500 pounds (226 kg) there is always the chance to see a fish exceeding 1000 pounds (454 kg) which is know as a “grander”.<\/div>\n
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Length:\u00a0<\/b>
\nAverage: 3.4 m
\nMaximum (females): 4.3 m<\/p>\n

Weight:\u00a0<\/b>
\nAverage: 91-181 kg
\nMaximum (females): 900 kg<\/p>\n

Diet:\u00a0<\/b>Fish such as mackerel<\/a> and tuna<\/a> and deep water squid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reproduction:\u00a0<\/b>Oviparous with external fertilization<\/p>\n

Longevity:<\/b>
\nFemales: 18 years
\nMales: 28 years<\/p>\n

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Conservation status:\u00a0<\/b>Vulnerable<\/p>\n

In other languages:<\/b>
\nPortuguese: Marlin azul
\nSpanish: Aguja azul del Atl\u00e1ntico
\nFrench: Makaire bleu de l’Atlantique
\nItalian: Marlin Blu
\nGerman: Blauer marlin
\nDutch: Blauwe marlijn
\nSwedish: Bl\u00e5 marlin<\/span>
\nNorwegian: Bl\u00e5 marlin<\/span>
\nDanish: Bl\u00e5 marlin<\/span>
\nFinnish: –
\nPolish:\u00a0–<\/p>\n

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Blue marlin splashing<\/i>
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