World swordfish fisheries : an analysis of swordfish fisheries, market trends, and trade patterns past-present-future, volume iv. Latin America, part a. South America, section 1. Pacific segment, b. Chile

Chile continues to conduct the most important swordfish fishery in Latin America, despite significant reverses since the catch peaked in 1991. Swordfish, or albacora' as it is usually called in Chile, is a resource of some, but fluctuating, importance to both the country’s artisanal and commercial fishermen.