Great White hooked in Florida

[archman]

The "recreational anglers don't matter" myth was debunked over a decade ago. Heck... even *Texas* uses NOAA data to regulate certain fisheries (e.g. red snapper) from recreational over-use. Texas... heh.

Google "recreational fishing effects" for some fun data. Or just cut to the chase and hit up Appendix A from this NOAA report. Commercial fishing is still the Big Nasty, but... well... check for yourself.
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/websites/retiredsites/sotc_pdf/IEF.PDF

Back to the thread topic, I was diving off Lauderdale last week, and I swear to God every two minutes I scanned 360 degrees for that #% white shark about to eat me. Neuroses suck.

 

[HalcyonDaze]

The "recreational anglers don't matter" myth was debunked over a decade ago. Heck... even *Texas* uses NOAA data to regulate certain fisheries (e.g. red snapper) from recreational over-use. Texas... heh.

Google "recreational fishing effects" for some fun data. Or just cut to the chase and hit up Appendix A from this NOAA report. Commercial fishing is still the Big Nasty, but... well... check for yourself.
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/websites/retiredsites/sotc_pdf/IEF.PDF

Back to the thread topic, I was diving off Lauderdale last week, and I swear to God every two minutes I scanned 360 degrees for that #% white shark about to eat me. Neuroses suck.

Seems like the Keys is the hot summer destination for the great whites these days. There was one spotted from a charter boat off Key West last month, and another just made an appearance on the Duane off Key Largo. There have been a few reports from the Islamorada area this summer as well.