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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYo Rosie---Not cool.
I'm a Deep Sea Angler and when we occasionally hook a Shark, we let it go. If you're not going to eat it, then why the fuck kill it?
Rosie O'Donnell and her family caught huge hammerhead sharks in fishing trips off the South Florida coast.
Now the TV personality is catching abuse from environmentalists, irate at the killing of ocean predators that are considered overfished around the globe. Florida banned killing them Jan. 1, long after O'Donnell's fishing trips.
Mark "The Shark" Quartiano, the famous Miami Beach shark fishermen who guided the expeditions, recently posted a photo of O'Donnell next to a dead hammerhead on his web site as "This Month's Celebrity Angler." Since then, as other photos of O'Donnell shark-killing expeditions surfaced, environmentalists have attacked her via Facebook and Twitter accounts, accusing her of going after species that are struggling to survive.
"Right now sharks are the most endangered animals around," said Erik Brush, a Sarasota marine conservationist who helped start the campaign against O'Donnell. "This is basically an endorsement. It sends the message that it's an OK activity. And this is not an activity that we want celebrities endorsing."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/fl-rosie-shark-20120110,0,1364900.story
eShirl
(18,503 posts)trumad
(41,692 posts)It is not a fish to eat.
They are over fished by douchebags who cut their Fins for Fin soup off or use plugs form the body as fake scallops.
Or as a Trophy Fish for someones wall.
Trust me---the shark up above was killed for nothing more than the picture.
eShirl
(18,503 posts)I certainly won't be trying it; I had no idea sharks were so endangered.
I'm more of a lobster, clams & scallops person anyway...
EOTE
(13,409 posts)Honest question. Because I've had other sharks a number of times in the past and the meat was delicious, a lot like Swordfish, but better.
trumad
(41,692 posts)But I've spoken to fisherman who say the meat is nasty.
They are still over fished which is why they are diminishing in numbers.
People catch them and cut their fins off---and then throw them back in...disgusting.
madokie
(51,076 posts)I wonder what shark taste like anyway
i_sometimes
(201 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)<a href="http://imgur.com/cpxMn"><img src="" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>
madokie
(51,076 posts)trumad
(41,692 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)onenote
(42,759 posts)When I'm diving, all I can think of is the dive I'm on. When I'm not diving, all I can think of is my next dive.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)DCKit
(18,541 posts)I doubt there will be any more shark fishing trips in her future.
truth2power
(8,219 posts)trumad
(41,692 posts)I like her a lot...
Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)I hope she learns a lesson from this.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)avoiding GD!!!
Now I'm avoiding the sports forum and the tebow gag fest.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)redqueen
(115,103 posts)Very sad to see this.