The 57th annual Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational Aug. 10-15 came to a successful close Saturday after a memorable week of offshore fishing, near-perfect weather and record-setting results.

The tournament awarded a record $700,175 purse, the largest in the history of the Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational. The record purse was part of a week that produced a new tournament yellowfin tuna record, a new longfin tuna record, two qualifying white marlin and the largest single payout ever…