The Cape Verde Islands are an excellent destination for deep sea saltwater fishing, with great opportunities to land tremendous Atlantic blue marlin. In the Cape Verde Islands, there are fishing lodges and resorts that are available for tourists to choose from in Mindelo. Their fleets head offshore for fantastic big game fishing in the Atlantic Ocean in pursuit of giant blue marlin, white marlin, spearfish, sailfish, swordfish, yellowfin tuna, wahoo, bonito, dolphin and various species of shark.