Have a watch folks: Worth more Alive than Dead – Shark Fishing Banned in Honduras, Bahamas!
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I have been diving the Bay Islands since the early 70's. I feel it is a step in the right direction.
Please corect me if I am wrong but I do not believe Bull Sharks are considered endangered or threatened anywhere in the world so it would seem these fisherman were following laws they knew of ., last year i saw a group of american anglers with 4 bull sharks on their boat, a real bummer as i'd never seen one in 8 yrs of diving utila.
it certainly won't stop the locals, whatever they get on the line they're going to keep. two years ago one of my neighbors landed a tiger shark using nothing but a hand line. if nothing else it may stop tourists from shark fishing, last year i saw a group of american anglers with 4 bull sharks on their boat, a real bummer as i'd never seen one in 8 yrs of diving utila.
Until recently you probably never saw lionfish off Utila either, would you have been upset if you saw people 5 years ago with a cooler full?a real bummer as i'd never seen one in 8 yrs of diving utila.