This is happening in our own back yard?
Sharks finned in Florida images
From Sharkdivers Blog:
Tarpoon Dive Centers posted grizzly images of finned sharks in Florida's waters this week.
These images were picked up by Scotty Grey from
and a host of shark conservation groups.
Scotty's response to these images were typical of those who have seen them.
We contacted Jake Shekels manager of Tarpoon Dive Centers and he said this was not the first time he had encountered finned sharks at his dive site:
"These Photos were taken last weekend while diving on a reef off Key Biscayne. Unbelievable this is happening so close to home. In April of last year we saw two hammerheads and perhaps a tiger shark, this was a nurse shark around the same area and depth and I am beginning to wondering if this is a coincidence?"
Typically shark finning is done by one or two persons who run small to medium shark fin operations. These are lucrative operations (see link).
With conservation leadership from Tarpoon Dive Centers and help from others in the conservation community perhaps these sharks will not have been finned in vain.
Posted by Shark Diver at 2:52 PM
Sharks finned in Florida images
From Sharkdivers Blog:
Tarpoon Dive Centers posted grizzly images of finned sharks in Florida's waters this week.
These images were picked up by Scotty Grey from
and a host of shark conservation groups.
Scotty's response to these images were typical of those who have seen them.
We contacted Jake Shekels manager of Tarpoon Dive Centers and he said this was not the first time he had encountered finned sharks at his dive site:
"These Photos were taken last weekend while diving on a reef off Key Biscayne. Unbelievable this is happening so close to home. In April of last year we saw two hammerheads and perhaps a tiger shark, this was a nurse shark around the same area and depth and I am beginning to wondering if this is a coincidence?"
Typically shark finning is done by one or two persons who run small to medium shark fin operations. These are lucrative operations (see link).
With conservation leadership from Tarpoon Dive Centers and help from others in the conservation community perhaps these sharks will not have been finned in vain.
Posted by Shark Diver at 2:52 PM
