Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara) breaching on surface after taking a bait. Also known as Billfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara) breaching on surface after taking a bait. Also known as Billfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara) breaching on surface after taking a bait. Also known as Billfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
           
          
          
            
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara) breaching on surface after taking a bait. Also known as Billfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara) breaching on surface after taking a bait. Also known as Billfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara). Also known as Billfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
           
          
          
            
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara) - on surface after taking a lure bait. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara). Fisherman holding onto a captured fish with a snooter (a specially designed pole with a cable), so they can swim the marlin to revive it before release. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara) - on surface after taking a lure bait. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
           
          
          
            
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans), at the surface after taking a lure bait. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken off Cape Verde, Western Africa, Atlantic Ocean.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans), at the surface after taking a lure bait. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken off Cape Verde, Western Africa, Atlantic Ocean.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans), at the surface after taking a lure bait. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken off Cape Verde, Western Africa, Atlantic Ocean.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
           
          
          
            
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans), at the surface after taking a lure bait. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken off Cape Verde, Western Africa, Atlantic Ocean.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans), at the surface after taking a lure bait. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken off Cape Verde, Western Africa, Atlantic Ocean.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans), at the surface after taking a lure bait. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken off Cape Verde, Western Africa, Atlantic Ocean.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
           
          
          
            
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Atlantic Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans), at the surface after taking a lure bait. Also known as Billfish. Found throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken off Cape Verde, Western Africa, Atlantic Ocean.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara), breaching on the surface after taking a bait. Also known as Billfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara), breaching on the surface after taking a bait. Also known as Billfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
           
          
          
            
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
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          Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara), breaching on the surface after taking a bait. Also known as Billfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.  © John Ashley / OceanwideImages.com  
		
      
       
   
   
  
  
  
	   
	  
	  
	   
	  
	   
      
	  
	  
	   
       
      
      
      
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          Over under water picture of a Blue Marlin (Makaira mazara), caught on a line behind a game fishing boat. Also known as Billfish. Hawaii, USA. This is a composite image, comprising of 2 or more images digitally merged together.  © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com