On Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved draft changes to the state’s shark fishing regulations during its winter meetings in St. Augustine. Among the new FWC draft rules that were approved to move to a final vote: Creating a mandatory, no-cost, annual shore-based shark fishing permit. Prohibiting chumming when fishing for any […]
Oceana’s Hunter Miller: The time is now to ban shark fins
This guest column is brought to you by Oceana Florida’s Hunter Miller, the organization’s Florida Gulf Coast campaign organizer. Visit www.oceana.org/FinBanNow to learn more and take action. I can only assume that most Sharkophile readers know that sharks populations worldwide are in big trouble. Fortunately, there is great news for sharks in U.S. waters is on […]
