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Fishing for science: Tagging and studying sailfish and marlin habits

The site of a billfish coming up into a spread of teasers, happily skipping across a deep blue ocean never gets old. Sailfish, named for their extremely tall dorsal fin and a sword-like bill, will light up in a purple hue when excited.
They generally come into the teasers — which are hookless lures that trail behind the boat to attract sailfish — gracefully swatting them with their bills. This gives you time to place your

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