Luc Ofield battled the massive swordfish for nearly five hours off San Diego; his catch could shatter the existing California record.

Giulia Manfrini, 36, was surfing in the Mentawai Islands the morning of Oct. 18 when she was speared in the chest by the fish, which may have been either a swordfish or a needlefish, according to ...

Su Nan-Jay, an associate professor at National Taiwan Ocean University who specializes in fishery studies, said the likelihood of a swordfish’s attacking humans during the day was “relatively ...