Hooked and stolen: How rebounding shark populations are changing Florida’s fishing
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Hooked and stolen: How rebounding shark populations are changing Florida’s fishing
In the turquoise waters off Florida’s East coast, Captain Douglas Covin cuts his boat engine and waits. Within minutes, they arrive – six 300-pound bull sharks circling expectantly. The moment a sailfish takes his line and before he can even begin to reel it in, the sharks strike, leaving him with only half a fish on his hook. This scene has become common in what fishermen and researchers are now calling a serious case of “shark depredation,”…
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