Credit: Kate Spencer, Randy Kochevar via GreatMarlinRace.org

The Pacific blue marlin is one of the largest billfish to swim the open ocean. Just how far can they swim, and where exactly are they going? Scientists are tracking the movements of 10 marlin as part of this year’s Great Marlin Race, and showing the results on the Internet. Last year, three marlins swam across the equator, from Hawaii to the Marquesas Islands, a distance of more than 1,8… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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