08-11-2009, 01:22 AM
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Senior Member
Snapper
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 518
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RE: Shark Tournament
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flappininthebreeze (8/10/2009)Glad everybody had fun. I don't agree with the unnecessary slaughter of critical apex predators, but I do understand the thrill of the hunt and the apparent victory of the catch. If you were able to eat them (which you don't, though you could) or could say that "culling the herd", or "population management"improved the viability of the population (as you can argue for deer hunting, which I love and support) then fine. In this case, it's just a testosterone driven, fear supported lust for taking a shot at what scares us most. If you knew them, you would love them. These are magnificent creatures and deserve our respect and protection. Catch and release would be fine, like we do with billfish and other beautiful creatures, but hanging them up by the tail and letting them spoil in the summer heat, science or no science, is unexcusable. I'm not faulting the scientist, mind you, because they are taking advantage of an otherwise unfortunate situation to glean some scientific good. Otherwise, it's a waste, plain and simple. These creatures don't deserve to die. Let's find a better way to utilize the resource and still have fun. Just my $0.02.
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Aww that's cute. I watched a little shark week too.
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