Daily Species Counts
The White Marlin Open has several incentives and rules in place to encourage the conservation of billfish. Over the past 35 years, tournament anglers have returned more than 95% of billfish to the sea.
| Species | R/B | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/04/2008 | |||
| White Marlin | Released | 129 | See Fish |
| White Marlin | Boated | 8 | See Fish |
| Blue Marlin | Released | 7 | See Fish |
| Blue Marlin | Boated | 1 | See Fish |
| Sailfish | Released | 7 | See Fish |
| 08/05/2008 | |||
| White Marlin | Released | 116 | See Fish |
| White Marlin | Boated | 4 | See Fish |
| Blue Marlin | Released | 7 | See Fish |
| Blue Marlin | Boated | 1 | See Fish |
| Sailfish | Released | 5 | See Fish |
| 08/06/2008 | |||
| White Marlin | Released | 4 | See Fish |
| Blue Marlin | Released | 2 | See Fish |
| 08/07/2008 | |||
| White Marlin | Released | 46 | See Fish |
| White Marlin | Boated | 1 | See Fish |
| Blue Marlin | Released | 2 | See Fish |
| 08/08/2008 | |||
| White Marlin | Released | 54 | See Fish |
| White Marlin | Boated | 3 | See Fish |
| Blue Marlin | Released | 5 | See Fish |
| Blue Marlin | Boated | 1 | See Fish |
| Spearfish | Released | 3 | See Fish |
| Totals | |||
| White Marlin | R: 349 / B: 16 | 95.616% | See Fish |
| Blue Marlin | R: 23 / B: 3 | 88.462% | See Fish |
| Sailfish | R: 12 / B: 0 | 100.000% | See Fish |
| Spearfish | R: 3 / B: 0 | 100.000% | See Fish |
