From 1972 to 1980, the swordfish was wiped out of existence in New Hampshire (1972), Florida (1978), Delaware (1978), Virginia (1978), Texas (1979), North Carolina (1979) and Alabama (1980).
In 1972, or soon after, the swordfish disappeared from the Atlantic Ocean off New Hampshire, and would remain absent for almost fifty years, until it suddenly winked back into existence there in 2018, at a 600-pound weight 7% less than the 646 pounds at which it had last manifested.
In 1978, or soon after, the swordfish disappeared from the Atlantic Ocean off Florida, and would remain absent for forty years, until it suddenly winked back into existence there in 2003, at some obfuscated weight. It would then increase exponentially in size from 2003 to 2019.
In 1978, or soon after, the swordfish disappeared from the Atlantic Ocean off Delaware, and would remain absent for over thirty years, until it suddenly winked back into existence there in 2013, at a 358-pound weight 29% greater than that at which it had last manifested.
In 1978, or soon after, the swordfish disappeared from the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia, and would remain absent for over thirty years, until it suddenly winked back into existence there in 2012, at a 446-pound weight 17% greater than that at which it had last manifested. It would then increase exponentially in size from 2012 to 2019.
In 1979, or soon after, the swordfish disappeared from the Gulf of Mexico off Texas, and would remain absent for thirty years, until it suddenly winked back into existence there in 2009, at a 326-pound weight 2.8% greater than that at which it had last manifested. It would then increase exponentially in size, by 4.6%, over the next two years from 2009 to 2011.
In 1979, or soon after, the swordfish disappeared from the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, and would remain absent for over forty years, until it suddenly winked back into existence there in 2022 at a 504-pounds, 8-ounces weight 14% greater than the 441 pounds at which it had last manifested.
In 1980, or soon after, the swordfish disappeared from the Gulf of Mexico off Alabama, and remain absent for over twenty years, until it suddenly winked back into existence there in 2003 at a thin 225-pound threshold weight 13.4% greater than the 198 pounds at which it had last manifested.
From 2003 to 2018, the swordfish winked back into existence in Florida (2003), Alabama (2003), California (2003), Mississippi (2007), Texas (2009), Virginia (2012), Delaware (2013), and New Hampshire (2018).
In 2003 the swordfish winked back into existence simultaneously in Florida, Alabama and California for the first time since 1978, 1980, and some obfuscated prior date.
From 2004 to 2021, the sword fish appeared for the first time in history in Connecticut (2004), New York (2006), Georgia (2014) and Maryland (2021).
In 2004, the swordfish appeared in Connecticut for the first time in history.
In 2006, the swordfish appeared in New York for the first time in history.
In 2007, the swordfish winked back into existence in Mississippi for the first time since 1978.
In 2009, the swordfish winked back into existence in Texas for the first time since 1979.
In 2012, the swordfish winked back into existence in Virginia for the first time since 1978.
In 2013, the swordfish winked back into existence in Delaware for the first time since 1978.
In 2014, the swordfish winked back into existence in Georgia for the first time in history.
In 2018, the swordfish winked back into existence in New Hampshire for the first time since 1972.
In 2021, the swordfish appeared in Maryland for the first time in history.
