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...deep stretch of the bathtub-warm Gulf Stream. Broadbills normally stay hundreds of feet down-one reason they are so hard to catch-but in the early '70s, Cuban refugee fishermen discovered that these fish rose from the depths at night, apparently to feed on squid that in turn were feeding on microscopic plankton drifting in the cooling sea. In the past two years some 400 swordfish have been landed off lower Florida, including several world-record broadbills weighing more than 600 lbs. Top fishermen from around the country now fly down to Miami to try their luck...
...night closed in, we set out our lines, staggered at depths ranging from 50 ft. to 250 ft. On the leaders near the squid used for bait we attached Cyalumes, plastic cylinders containing a glowing green chemical. The deep-dwelling swordfish has evolved eyes as big as silver dollars, and the Cyalume lights up the squid to attract the foraging broadbill...
...Freddie Laker's air fares to London [Oct. 10] are still in existence come next summer, it will be fish-and-chips in Soho instead of squid in San Francisco...
...vessels are being licensed by the State Department to catch the remainder. In practice, this means that foreigners will be prohibited from taking species that are popular with Americans but will still be able to take limited amounts of fish like hake, which is popular in Eastern Europe, and squid, which is prized in Japan and in Mediterranean countries. The foreign take from American waters will be limited to 2 million metric tons, down from an estimated 3.3 million metric tons taken in 1974. U.S. fishermen will be allowed to net 1 million metric tons of fish this year...
...with business as usual-except for an unusual interest in radio bulletins and newspaper headlines. Last week the bullrings and soccer stadiums were packed, as were the tapas bars of old Madrid. Late-hour diners filled restaurants, feasting on steaming plates of garlic chicken and stuffed squid swimming in its own black ink. Long queues formed outside cinemas featuring The Towering Inferno, and a Beethoven concert series played to sellout houses. Traffic blocked the capital's streets and tourists swarmed through hotel lobbies. "The only people who are nervous are those across the Pyrenees, those who are abroad," said...