Black Marlin - Annual Distribution

The annual distribution of Black Marlin is a scientific interpretation based on the best available information from published and unpublished sources Lineage - Document describing the data source used, history of changes, background information about the given layer, and references Creator - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Publisher - Ministry for Primary Industries Contributor - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Custodian - Ministry for Primary Industries Jurisdiction of Custodian - New Zealand Rights - Crown Copyright Reserved. Subject - Annual fish distribution of Black Marlin within the waters around New Zealand Source - Multiple sources - see Lineage for details Language - English Relation - There are also layers depicting summer, autumn, winter and spring distributions for this species Function - To ensure that fisheries are sustainably used within a healthy aquatic ecosystem Layer Type - biota Audience - All Mandate - New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy Progress - Completed Metadata - Compliant with NZGLS and ANZLIC Layer Information Species Common Name - Black marlin Species Scientific Name - Makaira indica (Cuvier and Valenciennes 1831) Species Maori Name - Taketonga Species Code - BKM Endangered Status - Not listed Season - Annual Habitat Type - Pelagic Minimum Depth - 0 m Maximum Depth - 200 m