Wayward marlin enters Cabo San Lucas Marina; it doesn't end well

USA Today

08-10-2024

Last summer we shared footage showing a sailfish – described by National Geographic as 'the fastest fish in the ocean' – swimming inside Mexico's Cabo San Lucas Marina.
The rare appearance was brief as the sailfish soon breezed back into bluer offshore waters, where it belonged.
On Sunday a striped marlin was caught on video swimming around the docks in the same marina, at Baja California's tip, in another rare event that did not end well for the billfish. (See footage below.)
'So this happened yesterday… A Striped Marlin made its way into the Cabo Marina in front of our Pisces Office!' Pisces Sportfishing exclaimed Monday via Instagram. 'The Marlin cruised around the slips seemingly confused in the shallow water.
'Of course this caused huge commotion on the docks and unfortunately for the Marlin a group of men caught it later on.'
Pisces spokeswoman Rebecca Ehrenberg told FTW Outdoors that the marlin was gaffed and hauled onto a dock.
Cabo San Lucas is billed as 'The Marlin Capital of the World,' but most encounters occur in the deep blue – and most anglers release the marlin they hook.
But the marina, positioned where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez, is occasionally visited by creatures more commonly found in offshore waters.
Ehrenberg said a marlin entered the marina last year, too, and that in late August a school of large squid was captured on video in an 'amazing sight' under the lights at night.
'Right in front of Captain Tony's [restaurant] – calamari anybody,' Pisces joked via Facebook. 'Maybe they came for the music.'
That reel can be viewed via this link or in the player below.