Where to fish
These destinations have a source-linked record for this fish. Check the linked guide for the exact water and trip details.
Local names
A name can refer to different fish in different places.
| Name | Region | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aguilhão | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Aguilhão-Meca | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Agulha | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Agulha | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Agulhao | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Agulhão | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Agulhão | Azores Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Agulhão-espadarte | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Aja para | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Albacora | Chile · Spanish | Reference |
| Araguaguá | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| A'u ku | Hawaii · Hawaiian | Reference |
| Broadbill | Australia | Reference |
| Broadbill | New Zealand | Reference |
| Broadbill | South Africa | Reference |
| Broadbill | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Broadbill | United States | Reference |
| Broadbill swordfish | Australia | Reference |
| Broadbill swordfish | Canada | Reference |
| Broadbill swordfish | New Zealand | Reference |
| Broadbill swordfish | Papua New Guin. | Reference |
| Broadbill swordfish | Viet Nam | Reference |
| Broadbill swordfish | United States | Reference |
| Broad-bill sword-fish | Hawaii | Reference |
| Catana | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Chichi spada | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Dakuda | Japan · Japanese | Reference |
| Emperador | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Emperador | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Espada | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espada | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Espadão | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadarte | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadarte | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadarte | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadarte | Mozambique · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadarte | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadarte | Azores Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadarte-maca | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadarte-meca | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadim-azul | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Espadon | Belgium · French | Reference |
| Espadon | Canada · French | Reference |
| Espadon | Cape Verde · French | Reference |
| Espadon | France · French | Reference |
| Espadon | Fr. Polynesia · French | Reference |
| Espadon | Djibouti · French | Reference |
| Espadon | Martinique · French | Reference |
| Espadon | Mauritania · French | Reference |
| Espadon | Mauritius · French | Reference |
| Espadon | Togo · French | Reference |
| Espadon | Global · French | Reference |
| Espadron | Seychelles · French | Reference |
| Espardarte | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Marlin | Malaysia | Reference |
| Meca | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Medara | Japan · Japanese | Reference |
| Meka | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Meka | Japan · Japanese | Reference |
| Mekajiki | Japan · Japanese | Reference |
| Peixe agulha | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Peixe agulha | Madeira Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Peixe espada | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Peixe espada | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Peixe-agulha | Angola · Portuguese | Reference |
| Peixe-agulha | Cape Verde · Portuguese | Reference |
| Peixe-agulha | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Peixe-agulha | Madeira Is. · Portuguese | Reference |
| Pez espada | Algeria · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Argentina · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Chile · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Cuba · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Ecuador · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Nicaragua · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Panama · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Peru · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Puerto Rico · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Uruguay · Spanish | Reference |
| Pez espada | Venezuela · Spanish | Reference |
| Pirapicu | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Pirapucu | Brazil · Portuguese | Reference |
| Poisson épée | France · French | Reference |
| Poisson porte-épée | Mauritania · French | Reference |
| Schwertfisch | Germany · German | Reference |
| Schwertfisch | Namibia · German | Reference |
| Swordfish | Malaysia | Reference |
| Swordfish | Malta | Reference |
| Swordfish | Mauritius | Reference |
| Swordfish | New Zealand | Reference |
| Swordfish | Niue | Reference |
| Swordfish | North. Marianas | Reference |
| Swordfish | Papua New Guin. | Reference |
| Swordfish | Philippines | Reference |
| Swordfish | Azores Is. | Reference |
| Swordfish | Puerto Rico | Reference |
| Swordfish | St Hel Asc Tris | Reference |
| Swordfish | Seychelles | Reference |
| Swordfish | South Africa | Reference |
| Swordfish | Syria | Reference |
| Swordfish | United States | Reference |
| Swordfish | Uruguay | Reference |
| Swordfish | Global | Reference |
| Swaardvis | Namibia · Afrikaans | Reference |
| Swaardvis | South Africa · Afrikaans | Reference |
| Sword fish | Djibouti | Reference |
| Sword fish | India | Reference |
| Sword fish | Mauritania | Reference |
| Swordfish | Australia | Reference |
| Swordfish | Canada | Reference |
| Swordfish | Cuba | Reference |
| Swordfish | Estonia | Reference |
| Swordfish | France | Reference |
| Swordfish | Fr. Polynesia | Reference |
| Swordfish | Ghana | Reference |
| Swordfish | Indonesia | Reference |
| Swordfish | Ireland | Reference |
| Swordfish | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Sword-fish | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
Seasons
A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.
Regulations and identification
- Northern Territory — Northern Territory Government
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- New South Wales — NSW fisheries
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- Canada — Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- New Zealand — Fish & Game New Zealand
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- United States marine waters — NOAA Fisheries
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
Source records
Country occurrence records
Alaska · Albania · Algeria · American Samoa · Andaman Is. · Angola · Anguilla · Antigua Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Ascension I. · Australia · Azores Is. · Bahamas · Bangladesh · Belize · Benin · Bermuda · Bon. Eust. Saba · Bosnia Herzego. · Brazil · Bulgaria · Cameroon · Canada · Canary Is. · Cape Verde · Cayman Is. · Chagos Is. · Chile · China · Christmas I. · Cocos/Keel. Is. · Colombia · Comoros · Congo (Brazza.) · Congo (DR;Kin.) · Cook Is. · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cuba · Curacao · Cyprus · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Rep. · Easter I. · Ecuador · Egypt · Equator. Guinea · Eritrea · Fiji · Fr. Polynesia · France · French Guiana · Gabon · Galapagos Is. · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Gibraltar · Greece · Greenland · Grenada · Guadeloupe · Guam · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Hawaii · Honduras · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Ivory coast · Jamaica · Japan · Johnston I. · Juan Fernandez · Kenya · Kermadec Is. · Kiribati · Korea (South) · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Madeira Is. · Malaysia · Maldives · Malta · Marquesas Is. · Martinique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mexico · Micronesia · Monaco · Montenegro · Montserrat · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Netherlands · New Caledonia · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Nigeria · Niue · Norfolk I. · North. Marianas · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Panama · Papua New Guin. · Peru · Philippines · Pitcairn · Portugal · Puerto Rico · Reunion [La] · Revillagig. Ar. · Romania · Russia · Ryukyu Is. · S. Georg. Sand. · Salvador [El] · Samoa · Sao Tome Princ. · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Slovenia · Society Is. · Socotra Arch. · Solomon Is. · Somalia · South Africa · Spain · Sri Lanka · St Barts · St Hel Asc Tris · St Kitts Nevis · St Lucia · St Pierre Miq. · St Vincent Gren · Sudan (North) · Suriname · Sweden · Syria · Taiwan/ChTaipei · Tanzania · Thailand · Togo · Tokelau · Tonga · Trinidad Tobago · Tristan Cunha · Tunisia · Turks Caicos Is · Tuvalu · Türkiye · UK Gr. Britain · US M. Outl. Is. · Ukraine · Un. Arab Emir. · United States · Uruguay · Vanuatu · Venezuela · Viet Nam · Virgin Is. (GB) · Virgin Is. (US) · Wake I. · Wallis Futuna · Western Sahara · Yemen
A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.