Unusual Sightings, Captures
and
Stranding's
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Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Remains of One found at the head of Loch Fyne in 1994, it measured 8' long and was estimated to have weighed around the 150lb mark.
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Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
One found floating near the head of Loch Long on 9/08/97 by local man, Tony Hebson. The fish is thought to have only been dead for a day or so and was intact, it measured 8' 10" from the tip of its bill to the fork of the tail and had a girth of 47" and was estimated at around 250lb. A photograph of the whole fish.
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