Rare Swordfish Caught A rare blue marlin swordfish weighing 4651 b was caught recently in the Bay of Islands by Dr. T; H. Pettit, of Auckland, after a fight lasting an hour and a quarter. This is only the second ’ of the species recorded by the Bay of Islands Mako Shark and Swordfish Club since its formation 24 years ago.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27302, 19 March 1954, Page 13
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