SOUTH AFRICAN MARLIN
MAYOR ISLAND CATCH IDENTIFIED A large spaeies of martin 'which was sent from Tauranga to AMland on Sunday night was Identified yesterday morning by the assistant-director of the Aacklani Institute and Museusi, Mr A, If, B. Powell, as a. South Mm marlin. . ■; 1 The fish, which weighed m was- the second of ife typa to te taken hi New Zealand waters.-The first, which weighed 9761b,■« taken at Russsll in 1926 and for many years held the world's record as the largest fisli ever caught by rod and reel.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14638, 6 April 1948, Page 2
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