For those of you who don't know me, here is a little insight into what I love. SHARKS...I love them, no silly not to eat but to study, watch and admire.
Ok, so what has my panties in a twist is this years Shark tournament. This years tournament had 100 boats taking part. At dawn the boats left the harbor and within hours they returned with 41 Makos and Thrasher sharks. These sharks were dragged ashore and weight and measured. The fisherman with the biggest shark got a cash reward. This years cash prize was 140 thousand dollars. The top shark was a 413 lb female Thrasher shark. I know that all the small sharks caught were tagged and released. But still 41 sharks killed for what, MONEY. Come on people. I am not stupid, I know they go on every year. I also know that it is just fishing, don't get me wrong I love to fish. It is one of my favorite past times. But there is a big difference, I release all my fish.
If you want to continue this sport take a ref with you on your boat. Reel the shark in and measure the shark there. Take a picture of it and bring the picture and official records from the ref back to the harbor with you. There is no need to kill these beautiful fish. It's not like they were hurting anyone. All these sharks were caught in deep water more then 15 miles offshore.
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