

Table 1 



.— Billfish 



es recorded from the Cape of Good Hope. 







Date 



Locality 



'Method 



2 Size 



Date 



Locality 



'Method 



2 Size 





Xiphias gladius 









Maikaira indica 







15.2.56 



Dassen Isl. 



B 



1,060 mm 



30.3.62 



W. Slangkop 



L 



± 150 kg 



20.7.56 



40 miles W. Slangkop 



B 



2,620 mm 



31.3.62 



W. Slangkop 



L 



± 370 kg 



19.8.56 



40 miles W. Slangkop 



B 



32 kg. 



31.3.62 



W. Slangkop 



L 



± 80 kg 



25.3.58 



False Bay 



X 



558 mm 



20.5.62 



N.W. Cape Columbine 



L 



— 



7.3.58 



W. Slangkop 



B 



875 mm 



24.1.63 



40 miles S. Cape Point 



L 



3,648 mm 



8.3.58 



15 miles S.W. Cape Point 



T 



875 mm 



20.2.63 



40 miles S. Cape Point 



L 



645 kg 



14.4.59 



30 miles W. Slangkop 



B 



86 kg 



?? ") 63 



W. Peninsula 



L 



2,936 mm 



8.10.60 



60 miles W. Slangkop 



L 



170 kg 



?? ? 63 



W. Peninsula 



L 



2,570 mm 



12.1.61 



20 miles W. Slangkop 



B 



106 kg 



2.3.63 



W. Peninsula 



L 



3,025 mm 



3.4.61 



W. Danger Point 



B 



± 3 kg 



4.3.63 



W. Peninsula 



L 



2,753 mm 



1.11.61 



22.2.62 



S.W. Slangkop 

 W. Slangkop 



L 

 3 L 



± 190 kg 

 ± 4 kg 



29.3.63 



Camps Bay beach 



X 



2,151 mm 



22.2.62 



1.3.62 



30.3.62 



31.3.62 



30 miles W. Cape Point 

 W. Peninsula 

 W. Peninsula 

 W. Peninsula 



L 

 L 

 L 

 L 



± 55 kg 

 ± 60 kg 

 ± 1kg 

 ± 1 kg 



1838 



7.6.58 

 23.6.61 



Makaira nigricans 



Table Bay 



Hout Bay 

 45 miles N.W. Dassen Isl. 



X 

 X 



L 



± 225 kg 

 2,959 mm 





Makaira indica 







16.4.64 



30 miles S.W. Cape Point 





3,385 mm 



16.1.61 



W. Peninsula 



L 



3,527 mm 





Telrapturus audax 







27.1.61 



W. Peninsula 



L 



3.334 mm 



25.2.61 



W. Slangkop 



L 



1,746 mm 



21.2.61 



30 miles W. Slangkop 



L 



3,559 mm 



25.2.61 



W. Slangkop 



L 



2,182 mm 



2.3.61 



'35 miles W. Slangkop 



L 



3,558 mm 



15.3.61 



W. Cape Point 



L 



± 70 kg 



3.3.61 



W. Slangkop 



L 



2,850 mm 



26.1.62 



40 miles S.W. Cape Point 



L 



2,285 mm 



13.3.61 



W. Slangkop 



L 



± 340 kg 



1.2.62 



W. Peninsula 



L 



2,120 mm 



13.3.61 



W. Slangkop 



L 



± 370 kg 



8.2.62 



W. Peninsula 



L 



2,011 mm 



14.3.61 



W. Cape Point 



L 



3,180 mm 



17.2.62 



W. Peninsula 



L 



± 70 kg 



15.3.61 



W. Danger Point 



L 



3,000 mm 



">"> ? 62 



30 miles W. Cape Point 



3 L 



2,131 



20.3.61 



W. Cape Point 



L 



± 370 kg 



" , "> ? 62 



30 miles W. Cape Point 



L 



2.132 



9.1.62 



W. Dassen Isl. 



L 



2,959 mm 



?? ? 62 



30 miles W. Cape Point 



L 



2,112 



11.1.62 



W. Peninsula 



L 



3,487 mm 



7.3.62 



W. Peninsula 



L 



— 



15.1.62 



W. Cape Town 



L 



± 370 kg 



7.3.62 



W. Peninsula 



L 



— 



28.1.62 



40 miles S.W. Cape Point 



L 



2,545 mm 



17.4.62 



S.W. Cape Point 



L 



± 50 kg 



28.1.62 



40 miles S.W. Cape Point 



L 



3,210 mm 











30.1.62 



30 miles W. Cape Point 



L 



2,935 mm 





Telrapturus albidus 







30.1.62 



30 miles W. Cape Point 



L 



3,100 mm 



2.3.61 



4 35 miles W. Slangkop 



L 



1,918 



30.1.62 



30 miles W. Cape Point 



L 



2,935 mm 



11.2.62 



W. Cape Point 



L 



± 45 kg 



30.1.62 



30 miles W. Cape Point 



L 



± 280 kg 



10.5.62 



35 miles W. Slangkop 



L 



± 40 kg 



25.2.62 



30 miles W. Cape Point 



T 



210 kg 











26.2.62 



W. Peninsula 



L 



± 300 kg 





Telrapturus pfluegeri 







7.3.62 



W. Peninsula 



L 



± 300 kg 



24.6.63 



125 miles N.W. CaDe Columb 



ne 1 



1 .795 mm 



7.3.62 



75 miles W. Cape Point 



L 



3,460 mm 



13.7.64 



33°09'S 16°07'E 



5 X 



588 mm 



'B=bottom trawling. L=longline, T=trolling, X=other (usually standing). 



2 Given as weight or body size (tip of mandible to fork). 



3 X. gladius found in stomach of T. audax. 



*M. indica and T. albidus taken on same set of longline. 



5 Collected with scoopnet at light station. 



Subsequent to experimental longlining for tunas 

 in the waters to the west of Cape Town by the South 

 African Museum (Talbot and Penrith, 1962, 1968) 

 and the Division of Sea Fisheries (Nepgen. 1970) at 

 the beginning of 1960, a number of commercial fish- 

 ing vessels were equipped for longlining. It was 



hoped that this would provide useful employment 

 during the fishing offseasons. For a number of 

 reasons this experiment was not a success and was 

 tried on a large scale only during the years 1961-1964. 

 The boats fished for a company under contract to 

 supply tuna; all other fish landed could be disposed 



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