he North African nation of Morocco has long been known as a hotspot for white marlin, in terms of numbers but especially size. Several IGFA line-class world records have come from this region, but the behavioral patterns of billfish in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean in general are relatively unknown, with significant gaps in our understanding. Recognizing this knowledge deficit, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and its Standing Committee on Research and Statistics has called for a deeper exploration of billfish habitat