Big-game fishing, also known as offshore sportfishing, offshore gamefishing or blue-water fishing, is a form of recreational fishing targeting large game fish, usually on a large body of water such as
Seven-foot (two-meter) Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara). This big-game fish was caught near Cabo San Lucas, on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Record-breaking black marlin weighing 1,560 pounds (710 kg) caught in 1953 by Alfred C. Glassell Jr. off of Cabo Blanco, Peru
The Atlantic bluefin tuna is a species of tuna in the family Scombridae. It is variously known as the northern bluefin tuna, giant bluefin tuna, and formerly as the tunny.
Big-game fishing
…Gulf of Maine, big-game anglers pursue a variety of tropical and temperate sportfish ranging from sailfish and dolphinfish in the Florida Keys to giant bluefin tuna in Massachusetts and in Canadian waters. The West Coast lacks the influence of the warm Gulf Stream current, and most big game species are mainly…
Larval Atlantic bluefin tuna
An adult Atlantic bluefin tuna on deck
Atlantic bluefin at a fish market in Marseille