PRIMERA RECAPTURA EN EL ATLÁNTICO DE UN PEZ ESPADA (XIPHIAS GLADIUS) MARCADO EN EL MEDITERRÁNEO

SUMMARY In year 2006 the Spanish Institute of Oceanography carried out the swordfish tagging activities scheduled by the European Tagging Programme. A total of 260 swordfish, which size (LJFL) ranged between 45 and 124 cm, were tagged by means of conventional tags. Several hooks, including circular ones, were used during tagging activities; as a result 79% of the swordfish was hooked on the mouth, which is supposed to favour fish survival. This document reports information on the first tag from a swordfish released in the Mediterranean Sa and recaptured in the Atlantic RESUME