Posted on 05/29/2009 12:06:09 PM PDT by greatdefender
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A state scientist says a bull shark caught and killed by two teenagers was pregnant with multiple pups.
The killing of the 9-foot shark off The St. Petersburg Pier has spurred controversy in the community about hunting declining species for sport.
Brent Winner, an associate research scientist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission who performed the necropsy on the shark, said sharks usually birth litters of up to 12 pups.
Nineteen-year-old Joshua Lipert and 16-year-old Robert Korkoske displayed the shark in the back of their pickup truck on Wednesday after they spent two hours catching it.
They said they plan to display the shark's jaws as a trophy.
Unless it is illegal to catch them...so?
A Bull Shark??? Kill them all.
People truly are idiots.
I’ll find him for three. But I’ll catch him and kill him...for ten.
Cool. A nine footer is pretty darn big.
Bull sharks , a declining species ? Who are they kidding .
Bull sharks are one of the most prolific and adaptable
of all sharks . Also one of the most unpredictable and vicious , not at all shy about attacking humans . These boys did their community a favor . Some fish huggers own son may have been a future victim of one of these pups
Place fillets on foil, add a few onion rings and a little lemon juice. Wrap up and place on grill! Tooo good!
we’re more concerned for unborn fish than we’re of unborn humans
Nothing is mentioned here about a fishing license ...
Why?
Only good Bull Shark is a dead Bull Shark.
I guess “save the rabid wolves” is next?
the head, the tail, the whole damn fish!
Because you don't need a license to fish in the ocean.
Run through the Unsensationalizer 3000 produces: Two Kids Catch a Fish, and Keep it.
I grew up around there, and I'd imagine this is still fresh in the locals memory:
A 400-pound bull shark killed 69-year-old Thadeus Kubinski after he dove off the dock behind his Boca Ciega Bay home in southern Pinellas County in 2000.
Here's last week's fishing report (this report is from Boca Grande...but it's the same in Tampa Bay and the Gulf):
BOCA GRANDE: Captain Rich Knox,: Lots of very large tarpon are at Boca Grande, but sharks are also present. One tarpon came in with a big hunk bitten out. Six 8- to 9-foot bull sharks were circling below. One guide hooked a big bull shark, and a hammerhead ate it. Tarpon are everywhere — on the inside, the pass and on the beaches.
“Hold muh beer.”
What’s the big deal? Is there a shark shortage?
Hell, shark pups kill and eat other in their mother’s womb before they’re born!
Slow news day?
All tah repahtahs wah at dah beach?
Actually, I was surprised that there wasn’t a police report filed!
Yes, you need a fishing license, unless you’re under 16, over 65, or disabled. You now need a fishing license for any saltwater fishing, shore or boat. We have a boat and take people out often, and we always go online and get a fishing license for anybody who’s going with us. A resident can get a saltwater license for about $17 a year, a tourist, it costs about that much for a 3 day license.
http://myfwc.com/license/LicPermit_RecreationalHF.htm
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