Big game (offshore)
Dorado / Mahi-mahi
Dourado · Coryphaena hippurus
Vivid green-gold-blue, blunt forehead on males ("bulls"), a long dorsal. Fast and acrobatic.
Best months
Jun–Oct
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Legal minimum size
No minimum landing size listed in Anexo II — daily weight limits and good practice still apply.
Habitat
Offshore around floating debris, weed lines, FADs and current edges.
Method
Trolling small skirts/ballyhoo; casting lures to debris.
Regulation
Highly-migratory species — catch-and-release is recommended good practice.
Legal sizes per Portaria 484/2016/M (Anexo II). Always confirm with the Direção Regional de Pescas.