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Florida wildlife officials eye shark encounters
By Jim Turner article
A group of 11 sharks swim together about 12 nautical miles offshore of New Smyrna Beach, FL on March 9, 2019. The school is likely comprised of spinner sharks (Carcharhinus brevipinna) known for their leaping and spinning behavior. (Florida Fish and
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State wildlife officials are trying to better understand increased encounters between sharks and people fishing in Florida waters.
The incidents haven’t made the waters deadlier. But as conservation efforts have helped some shark species repopulate, the encounters appear more prevalent amid reports of sharks consuming catch before it’s brought onto boats or shortly after it is released back into the water, said Jessica McCawley, director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Marine Fisheries Management.
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Jupiter was recognized as a hot spot where anglers are increasingly losing their catches to hungry sharks during a Wednesday workshop on how, or if, mounting complaints of shark depredation can be addressed.
The two-hour discussion, which included testimony by conservationist Guy Harvey and Black Dog charter Capt. Bill Taylor of Jupiter was one of the first formal steps the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has taken to address concerns about damage to the economically bountiful marine industry from sharks gobbling hooked fish.