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Study: Shark fisheries using endangered marine mammals as bait

By Basten Gokkon, Mongabay.com Shark-fishing outfits have for decades been catching dolphins, seals and other sea mammals to use as bait, helping drive some of those species closer to extinction, researchers have found. In their study published June 7 in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, the researchers recorded the deliberate harvesting of small cetaceans and […]

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Analysis shows some sharks still vulnerable to fishing pressure

A new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found that despite the habitats’ of several vulnerable species of sharks being “relatively well protected from longline fishing,” there are still areas in the Southeast United States where the sharks continue to face fishing pressure. The new study, which focused on great […]

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Study: Human presence causes decline in shark populations

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that sharks populations are disappearing in waters where humans are fishing. The study, conducted by Conservation International Senior Director, Global Fisheries and Aquaculture Program Jack Kittinger, Ph.D. and 36 scientists, assessed about 1,800 tropical coral reefs and found that sharks and other […]

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Monster hammerhead shark dies after being landed in Texas

A shore-based fisherman called his 14-foot hammerhead landed in South Padre Island the “catch of multiple lifetimes.” Unfortunately for the shark, its lifetime was very short-lived. According to a Facebook post by South Texas Fishing Association, South Texas angler Poco Cedillo fought the fish for over an hour. After pulling the shark into shallow water to […]

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Florida FWC seeks public input on shore-based shark fishing

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted in April to draft new rules for anglers who target shark from shorelines, including restrictions to limit the practice, like banning shark fishing from public beaches and piers, prohibiting certain tackle that can be used to target the fish and issuing of permits for those who wish […]

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Adventures In Fishing For Sharks

Fishing for sharks is an extreme form of fishing and is not for the faint hearted. As this can be a dangerous sport, it is very important that you know a few things about it before going out to sea and hunting these magnificent creatures. The first thing to do when embarking on a shark […]

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Brotherhood on the battlefield, on the water

While this isn’t necessarily a shark story, it is still a story that is worth telling about brotherhood on the water. -JSB  FORT MYERS BEACH — There wasn’t much talk of firefights and war. Unless, of course, it was to rag on former commanding officers or the reprimands they earned for doing the sorts […]

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Stricter regulations for shore-based shark anglers moves forward

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to begin drafting new rules for anglers who target shark from shorelines. The new regulations could include new restrictions to limit the practice, like banning shark fishing from public beaches and piers, prohibiting certain tackle that can be used to target the fish and issuing of permits […]

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Broncos’ Von Miller likely killed a hammerhead shark

Broncos All-Pro linebacker Von Miller might be treading some perilous waters after catching a nearly 10-foot scalloped hammerhead shark on a recent chartered fishing trip off the coast of Miami. The former Super Bowl MVP posted photos of the catch to his Instagram account. Although Miller has been a vocal advocate of shark conservation in […]