“No death to sharks,” says French gov.
Posted 03 Aug 2012, by STABmag
Just days after the mayor of St Leu, a town on the French protectorate of Reunion Island, announced a plan to pay local fisherman to fish sharks “by any means, including spearfishing, day and night,” from the surrounding waters, he has been forced to withdraw it because it contravenes French conservation law.
The plan was enacted in response to several attacks off the island in the last 18 months, including three fatalities, and believed to be the result of a proliferating Bull Shark population. Indeed, in the days after the decision was made 300 local surfers marched on the Prefecture building in nearby Saint-Denis to declare their support.
But on Tuesday evening, concerned that it may be illegal, the mayor withdrew the order following a meeting in Paris with Victorin Lurel, the minister of overseas territories. French legislation prohibits fishing or hunting “by any means,” in marine protected areas.
Sharks vs Frogs
Sharks 1
Frogs 0
bull sharks have the most testosterone of any animal in the world. why protect them when we not only eat everything they eat, but overfish everything they eat! (and if we don’t eat something they eat, it’s because it’s also a protected species.)
there are hundreds of species of shark. the types that pose a major threat to humans like bull, tiger and great white, should not be tolerated near swimmers, and at the least, not protected, or chummed for
Reteeeeeeeeat! The French way.
Reunion is not a french protectorate, like Hawaii is not a US protectorate, nor Tasmania an australian protectorate.
my homebreak: http://youtu.be/c6VMMwr7W2k
Sharks vs Frogs
Sharks 1
Frogs 0
Reteeeeeeeeat! The French way.
my homebreak: http://youtu.be/c6VMMwr7W2k
bull sharks have the most testosterone of any animal in the world. why protect them when we not only eat everything they eat, but overfish everything they eat! (and if we don’t eat something they eat, it’s because it’s also a protected species.)
there are hundreds of species of shark. the types that pose a major threat to humans like bull, tiger and great white, should not be tolerated near swimmers, and at the least, not protected, or chummed for
True. The place is gnar gnar…
Reunion Adventure tales here
http://www.killvan.com/
Reunion is not a french protectorate, like Hawaii is not a US protectorate, nor Tasmania an australian protectorate.
ban surfing instead of killing the sharks!
Protect all species to ensure natural ecosystem balance or manage numbers sustainably to improve safety. If only they ate eachother.
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