Shark bycatch can reduce catch rates of target species, cause gear damage or loss, and increase gear retrieval times and on-deck sorting of harvestable species.
Florida shark cruelty case closes with disappointing results.
It apparently pays to be born into a wealthy and politically well-connected family. One of the most egregious cases of animal cruelty directed towards a shark and then broadcast via social media, ended with the final defendant in the case, Robert “Bo” Benac, receiving a fraction of the punishment he was potentially facing after taking a […]
Chasing Legends on a Great Shark Hunt
We know legends die hard but where are they born? All legends, no matter how big they get, start with a hero and a good story. These stories start out as ordinary feats of greatness. The good stories get retold. They get embellished. They get blended with other stories, other myths. Those stories get told […]
Commercial fishing a world-wide threat to sharks
A new international study published in the journal Nature shows just how vulnerable migratory species of sharks are to commercial fishing when they swim into open water. According to the study by Flinders University, large sharks inhabiting the open ocean account for more than half of all identified shark catch globally in target fisheries or as […]
New video emerges in case of Florida “shark torturer”
New videos show Robert “Bo” Benac and others accused of dragging a live shark behind a speeding boat using hooked sharks as target practice. The video, obtained by Fox 13 in Tampa ahead of Benac’s criminal case in Hillsborough County, Florida, allegedly show Benac and his friends repeatedly firing a pistol into a living shark […]
New Florida shark fishing rules go into effect
New rules regarding shore-based shark fishing in Florida went into effect on July 1. The new rules are intended to increase survival of released sharks, improve information gathering for the fishery and address some of the public safety concerns related to the fishery. These new rules, which were endorsed by the Sharkophile editorial team, include: […]
Golfer Greg ‘The Shark’ Norman encounters massive hammerhead shark
Hall of Fame golfer Greg Norman is typically the biggest shark around whenever he is on the golf course. When the legend known as “The Shark” recently traded his nine-iron for a rod and reel on the water, however, he definitely met his match. During a recent fishing trip with Joshua Jorgenson and the crew […]
No charges for Broncos’ Von Miller for illegal shark catch
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller will not face any charges for the illegal harvest of a hammerhead shark during a fishing trip last April. However, the charter boat company that he was with will incur a $2,000 fine for removing the endangered scalloped hammerhead from the water and operating without the proper permits. “Everybody knows […]
Satellite trackers help crack down on illegal shark fishing
In April 2015, researchers headed out to the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean to service acoustic receivers they had dotted around the archipelago, and to download tag data from the 95 grey reef and silvertip sharks they had tagged a year prior. Little did they know that over the course of 10 days during […]
Column: Florida’s land-based shark fishing regulations needed, welcomed
I consider myself an avid shark fisherman. I also consider myself a conservationist. These things are not mutually exclusive. I practice catch-and-release with most of the sharks I catch being released with tags. Being a citizen scientist is part of the appeal –along with the adrenaline of course — for catching really big sharks. Unfortunately, […]
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