Analysis of the economic contribution of the New Zealand recreational billfish fishery in 2000 to 2001. Report for NZ Marine Research Foundation. Prepared by Kingett Mitchell, AC Nielson and Blue Water Marine Research. September 2002.
The recreational marlin fishery in New Zealand is unique in that there are accurate club records for at least 95% of all billfish caught in the country since 1924. Over the last 30 years 93% of recreationally caught billfish were striped marlin, 3% Pacific blue marlin, 2% black marlin, and 1% each for broadbill swordfish and shortbill spearfish.