Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Massive Shark Kill near South Padre Island - 26th Sept 2011



The largest seizure of sharks ever confiscated by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens was recently unloaded at South Padre Island after wardens pulled in approximately three miles of illegal gill net just offshore from South Padre Island.

Entangled in the deadly net set in state waters by Mexican fishermen were between two and three thousand juvenile sharks.

It will take several hours to dispose of the net and rotting sharks.

TPWD Sgt. James Dunks spoke to the Nature Report about the incident.

"This is by far the most sharks I have ever gotten in one load. Myself and my deck hand have been working on this boat for 15 years and have never seen this many sharks in one net," Sgt. Dunks said.

Worldwide, at least a third of all sharks are threatened by overfishing. Sharks are being increasingly targeted to supply a demand for shark meat and fins for shark fin soup. Read More

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