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                                The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, held each year off Carteret County, offers $500,000 in prizes. It also benefits tourism, charitable groups, and business, from bait shops to big boat builders like Hatteras Yachts in New Bern.
                            
                         
                        
                        
                        
                     
                 
             
         
        
            
                
                
                    
                        
                        
                        
                            
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                                Since its inception in 1986, the Big Rock Marlin Tournament has advanced more than $7.5 million to charitable organizations in eastern North Carolina. The Crew members on the boat Mercenaria caught the winning prize,  a 572.6-pound blue marlin on the first day of the 64th annual tournament.