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Many have seen a disturbing video
recently posted on YouTube by Florida fishermen showing a live shark, tied by
the tail and being dragged at a high rate of speed behind a boat, resulting
in the shark's death. The video was picked up and posted online by USA
Today.
This is a cruel treatment of any animal, and members of the
diving community are appalled by such behavior by members of the fishing public,
who must be licensed to fish in Florida waters by Florida's Fish and Wildlife
Commission (FWC).
DEMA recently sent out an Industry Alert asking Members to
write to the FWC and express their concerns about the video and on August
8th, DEMA submitted a letter to the Governor as well to reinforce that
this kind of behavior should not be tolerated.
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Friday, August 11, 2017
DEMA Responds to Video of Live Shark Being Dragged & Killed Behind Boat
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