johndiver999
Contributor
Deliberately feeding sharks to entice them to forego their natural tendency to avoid closely approaching humans is quite different from normal hook and line fishing which does not train sharks to approach divers with feeding in mind.
In addition, the intentions of the two activities are pretty much opposites. One wants to feed sharks and the other hopes not to.
In one situation the attraction of sharks is the objective, while for the other, it is an undesirable and unavoidable secondary impact.
In any case, the two activities are quite different and that is probably why one is illegal in Florida, while the other is heavily promoted by the regulators.
The state of Florida is fully supportive of the destruction (elimination or culling) of large, dangerous predators which have lost their natural fear of humans.
In addition, the intentions of the two activities are pretty much opposites. One wants to feed sharks and the other hopes not to.
In one situation the attraction of sharks is the objective, while for the other, it is an undesirable and unavoidable secondary impact.
In any case, the two activities are quite different and that is probably why one is illegal in Florida, while the other is heavily promoted by the regulators.
The state of Florida is fully supportive of the destruction (elimination or culling) of large, dangerous predators which have lost their natural fear of humans.
