Swordfish pioneer worried about fishery decline

Richard Stanczyk helped pioneer and popularize daytime fishing for swordfish in Florida over the past decade. Now, with swordfish very much on people's minds, the owner of Bud n' Mary's Marina in... read more

Survival of the Swordfish

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Oceanographic Center graduate student Jenny Fenton is analyzing the survival rates of juvenile swordfish caught by fishermen using rod and reel and buoy gear. Her research is the first study of its kind.

Environmentalists condemn eco-certification of Atlantic swordfish fishery

HALIFAX - Canadian environmental groups say the certification of an Atlantic swordfish fishery as sustainable is misleading to consumers.

In Print : Dueling on the water

"Sword: Harpooning Swordfish Off the New England Coast, And Its Demise" by Jack Lynch, illustrations by William Hall, GaelForce Press LLC Providence, R.I., 2012. Hardcover, 178 pp. $15. Available online at Amazon as an e-book and in hardcover at the Museum Vineyard Museum.

Grad student’s swordfish study is a first

Jenny Fenton’s study on young swordfish could impact a proposal to ease fishing restrictions on the fish in the Florida Straits.