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Saltwater Sportfish Species List
Albacore |
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88-2 |
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Gran Canaria, Canary
Islands |
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Nov. 19, 1977 |
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Siegfried Dickemann |
Amberjack,
greater |
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155-10 |
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Challenger
Bank, Bermuda |
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June 24,
1981 |
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Joseph
Dawson |
Amberjack,
pacific |
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104-0 |
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Baja Calif.,
Mexico |
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July 4,
1984 |
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Richard
Cresswell |
Barracuda,
great |
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85-0 |
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Christmas
Is., Rep. of Kiribati |
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Apr. 11,
1992 |
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John W.
Helfrich
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Barracuda,
Mexican |
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21-0 |
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Phantom
Island, Costa Rica |
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Mar. 27,
1987 |
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E. Greg
Kent |
Barracuda,
pickhandle |
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25-5 |
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Scottburgh,
South Africa
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July 3,
1996 |
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Demetrios
Stamatis |
Bass,
barred sand |
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13-3 |
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Huntington Beach,
CA |
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Aug. 29, 1988 |
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Robert Halal |
Bass,
black sea |
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9-8 |
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Virginia Beach,
VA |
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Jan. 9, 1987 |
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Joe Mizelle Jr. |
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9-8 |
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Virginia Beach,
VA |
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Dec. 22, 1990 |
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Jack G. Stallings
Jr |
Bass, European
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20-11 |
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Stes Maries de la
Mer, France |
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May 6, 1986 |
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Jean Baptiste Bayle |
Bass,
giant sea |
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563-8 |
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Anacapa Island,
CA |
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Aug. 20, 1968 |
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J.D. McAdam Jr |
Bass,
striped |
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78-8 |
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Atlantic City, NJ |
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Sept. 21, 1982 |
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Albert R. McReynolds |
Bluefish |
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31-12 |
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Hatteras, NC |
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Jan. 30, 1972 |
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James M. Hussey |
Bonefish
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19-0 |
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Zululand, South Africa
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May 26, 1962 |
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Brian W. Batchelor |
Bonito,
Atlantic |
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18-4 |
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Faial Island, Azores |
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July 8, 1953 |
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D. Gama Higgs |
Bonito,
Pacific |
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14-12 |
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San Benitos Is.,
Baja Calif., Mexico |
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Oct. 12, 1980 |
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Jerome H. Rilling |
Cabezon |
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23-0 |
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Juan de Fuca Strait,
WA |
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Aug. 4, 1990 |
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Wesley Hunter |
Cobia |
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135-9 |
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Shark Bay, W. Australia |
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July 9, 1985 |
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Peter W. Goulding |
Cod,
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98-12 |
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Atlantic Isle of
Shoals, NH |
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June 8, 1969 |
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Alphonse Bielevich |
Cod,
Pacific |
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32-0 |
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Unalaska Bay, AK |
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June 29, 1997 |
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Donald Boston |
Conger |
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133-4 |
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South Devon, England |
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June 5, 1995 |
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Vic Evans |
Dolphin |
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87-0 |
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Papagallo Gulf,
Costa Rica |
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Sept. 25, 1976 |
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Manuel Salazar |
Drum,
black |
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113-1 |
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Lewes, DE |
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Sept. 15, 1975 |
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Gerald M. Townsend |
Drum,
red |
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94-2 |
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Avon, NC |
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Nov. 7, 1984 |
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David G. Deuel |
Eel,
marbled |
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36-1 |
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Durban, S. Africa |
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June 10, 1984 |
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Ferdie van Nooten |
Eel,
American |
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9-4 |
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Cape May, NJ |
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Nov. 9, 1995 |
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Jeff Pennick |
Flounder,
southern |
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20-9 |
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Nassau Sound, FL
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Dec. 23, 1983 |
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Larenza Mungin |
Flounder,
summer |
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22-7 |
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Montauk, NY |
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Sept. 15, 1975 |
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Charles Nappi |
Grouper,
warsaw |
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436-12 |
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Gulf of Mexico,
Destin, FL |
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Dec. 22, 1985 |
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Steve Haeusler |
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14-15 |
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Saltraumen, Germany
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Aug. 15, 1997 |
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Heike Neblinger |
Halibut,
Atlantic |
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255-4 |
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Gloucester, MA
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July 28, 1989 |
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Sonny Manley |
Halibut,
California |
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53-4 |
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Santa
Rosa Island, CA |
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July
7, 1988 |
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Russell
J. Harmon |
Halibut,
Pacific |
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459-0 |
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Dutch Harbor, AK |
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June 11, 1996 |
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Jack Tragis |
Jack,
almaco (Pacific) |
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132-0 |
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La Paz, Baja Calif.,
Mexico Howard |
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July 21, 1964 |
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H. Hahn |
Jack,
crevalle |
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57-14 |
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Southwest Pass,
LA |
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Aug. 15, 1997 |
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Leon D. Richard |
Jack,
horse-eye |
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24-8 |
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Miami, FL |
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Dec. 20, 1982 |
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Tito Schnau |
Jewfish |
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680-0 |
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Fernandina Beach,
FL |
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May 20, 1961 |
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Lynn Joyner |
Kawakawa |
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29-0 |
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Clarion Island,
Mexico |
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Dec. 17, 1986 |
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Ronald Nakamura |
Lingcod |
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69-0 |
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Langara Is., Brit.
Columbia |
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June 16, 1992 |
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Murray M. Romer |
Mackerel,
cero |
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17-2 |
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Islamorada, FL |
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Apr. 5, 1986 G. |
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Michael Mills |
Mackerel,
king |
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90-0 |
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Key West, FL |
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Feb. 16, 1976 |
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Norton I. Thomton |
Mackerel,
Spanish |
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13-0 |
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Ocracoke Inlet,
NC |
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Nov. 4, 1987 |
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Robert Cranton |
Marlin,
Atlantic blue |
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1402-2 |
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Vitoria, Brazil |
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Feb. 29, 1992 |
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Paulo R.A. Amorim |
Marlin,
black |
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1560-0 |
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Cabo Blanco, Peru |
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Aug. 4, 1953 |
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A.C. Glassell Jr. |
Marlin,
Pacific blue |
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1376-0 |
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Kaaiwi Point, Kona,
HI |
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May 31, 1982 |
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Jay W. deBeaubien |
Marlin,
striped |
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494-0 |
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Tutakaka, New Zealand |
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Jan. 16, 1986 |
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Bill Boniface |
Marlin,
white |
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181-14 |
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Vitoria, Brazil |
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Dec. 8, 1979 |
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Evandro Luiz Coser |
Permit |
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56-2 |
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Ft. Lauderdale,
FL |
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June 30, 1997 |
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Thomas Sebestyen |
Pollack |
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27-6 |
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Salcombe, Devon,
England |
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Jan. 16, 1986 |
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Robert S. Milkins |
Pollock |
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50-0 |
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Salstraumen, Norway |
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Nov. 30, 1996 |
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Thor-Magnus Ukang |
Pompano,
African |
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50-8 |
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Daytona Beach, FL |
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Apr. 21, 1990 |
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Tom Sargent |
Roosterfish |
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114-0 |
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La Paz, Baja Calif.,
Mexico |
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June 1, 1960 |
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Abe Sackheim |
Runner,
blue |
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11-2 |
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Dauphin Island,
AL |
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June 28, 1997 |
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Stacey M. Moiren |
Runner,
rainbow |
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37-9 |
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Clarion Island,
Mexico |
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Nov. 21, 1991 |
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Tom Pfleger |
Sailfish,
Atlantic |
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141-1 |
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Luanda, Angola |
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Feb. 19, 1994 |
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Alfredo de Sousa
Neves |
Sailfish,
Pacific |
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221-0 |
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Santa Cruz Is.,
Ecuador |
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Feb. 12, 1947 |
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C.W. Stewart |
Seabass,
white |
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83-12 |
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San Felipe, Mexico |
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Mar. 31, 1953 |
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L.C. Baumgardner |
Seatrout,
spotted |
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17-7 |
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Ft. Pierce, FL |
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May 11, 1995 |
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Craig F. Carson |
Shark,
blue |
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454-0 |
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Martha's Vineyard,
MA |
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July 19, 1996 |
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Pete Bergin |
Shark,
great white |
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2664-0 |
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Ceduna, S. Australia |
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Apr. 21, 1959 |
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Alfred Dean |
Shark,
Greenland |
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1708-9 |
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Trondheimsfjord,
Norway |
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Oct. 18, 1987 |
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Terje Nordtvedt |
Shark,
hammerhead |
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991-0 |
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Sarasota, FL |
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May 30, 1982 |
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Allen Ogle |
Shark,
shortfin mako |
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1115-0 |
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Black River, Mauritius |
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Nov. 16, 1988 |
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Patrick Guillanton |
Shark,
porbeagle |
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507-0 |
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Pentland Firth,
Scotland |
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Mar. 9, 1993 |
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Christopher Bennet |
Shark,
bigeye thresher |
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802-0 |
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Tutukaka, New Zealand |
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Feb. 8, 1981 |
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Dianne North |
Shark,
tiger |
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1780-0 |
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Cherry Grove, SC |
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June 14, 1964 |
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Walter Maxwell |
Snapper,
cubera |
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121-8 |
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Cameron, LA |
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July 5, 1982 |
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Mike Hebert |
Snapper,
red |
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50-4 |
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Gulf of Mexico,
LA |
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June 23, 1996 |
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Capt. Doc Kennedy |
Snook |
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53-10 |
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Parismina Ranch,
Costa Rica |
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Oct. 18, 1978 |
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Gilbert Ponzi |
Spearfish,
Mediterranean |
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90-13 |
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Madeira Island,
Portugal |
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June 2, 1980 |
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Joseph Larkin |
Swordfish |
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1182-0 |
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Iquique, Chile |
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May 7, 1953 |
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L. Marron |
Tarpon |
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283-4 |
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Sherbro ls., Sierra
Leone |
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Apr. 16, 1991 |
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Yvon Victor Sebag |
Tautog |
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24-0 |
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Wachapreague, VA |
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Aug. 25, 1987 |
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Gregory R. Bell |
Tuna,
Atlantic bigeye |
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392-6 |
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Gran Canaria, Puerto
Rico |
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July 25, 1997 |
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Dieter Vogel |
Tuna,
blackfin |
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45-8 |
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Key West, FL |
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May 4, 1996 |
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Sam J. Burnett |
Tuna,
bluefin |
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1496-0 |
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Aulds Cove, Nova
Scotia |
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Oct. 26, 1979 |
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Ken Fraser |
Tuna,
longtail |
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79-2 |
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Montague Is., NSW,
Australia |
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Apr. 12, 1982 |
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Tim Simpson |
Tuna,
Pacific bigeye |
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435-0 |
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Cabo Blanco, Peru |
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Apr. 17, 1957 |
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Dr. Russell Lee |
Tuna,
skipjack |
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45-4 |
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Flathead Bank, Mexico |
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Nov. 16, 1996 |
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Brian Evans |
Tuna,
southern bluefin |
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348-5 |
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Whakatane, New Zealand |
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Jan. 16, 1981 |
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Rex Wood |
Tuna,
yellowfin |
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388-12 |
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San Benedicto Island,
Mexico |
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Apr. 1, 1977 |
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Curt Wiesenhutter |
Tunny,
little |
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35-2 |
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Cape de Garde, Algeria
Jean |
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Dec. 14, 1988 |
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Yves Chatard |
Wahoo |
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158-8 |
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Loreto, Baja Calif.,
Mexico |
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June 10, 1996 |
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Keith Winter |
Weakfish |
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19-2 |
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Jones Beach, Long
Island, NY |
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1984 |
Oct. 11, |
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Dennis R. Rooney |
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19-2 |
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Delaware Bay, DE |
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May 20, 1989 |
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William E. Thomas |
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