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They passed through the military gates, along a dirt road and onto the shore of a little cove, next to one of America’s deepest harbors, where skipjacks flipped out of the aquamarine water.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Standing at the shores of the little bay, Roy pointed out the skipjacks, still flipping.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

They cranked rap to buoy spirits as they fished with 5-pound skipjacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2019

This sail-powered oystering boat is part of a rapidly dissolving fleet; with only 23 still in the water, he says, a mere six skipjacks continue to oyster.

From Washington Post

The sharks, skipjacks, dolphins, and bonetas which were caught were counted by hundreds, for they literally sailed through a sea of fish.

From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by Kingston, William Henry Giles