2. Crystal Wilson Larry Cameron Period 5 1-19-99

3. Blue Marlin are found offshore. They are found in depths of 400ft to 500ft. They make trans-Atlantic migrations It is also found in the Gulf Sream as far north as long island.

4. Blue marlin are predators it use’s it’s upper elongated jaw in form of a spear to eat food

5. Blue marlins eat squid, dolphines, spanish mackeral,black fin tuna, and frigate mackerel.

6. Thare isn’t any information on the size of blue marlin at birth scientist are still trying to find out how big they are at birth. But they do know how much a the fish weighs and how big it get when it is fully mature. It is common for a blue marlin to be 11 feet and exeeds 2,000 pounds.

7. Scientist are not sure what the life span of a blue marlin research about this speiecs is very limted scientist can only approximate the life span they think it’s 15 years

8. The spawning procedures of blue marlin are known but scientist are tracking devices on these fish to where exaxtaly the spawning grounds are. Scientist have never observed how the blue marlins mate and reproduce.

9. The new book of Knowledge volume 12 copyright 1967,1966 by Grolier Iinc Fishing Lines : Anglers guide to florida Marine Resources. Copyright 1993 published by EPA Encylopedia of fish : copyright 1974 published by Grolier Inc