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Shark shooter identified, but has he broken any laws?

Posted on March 31, 2011March 31, 2011 By David Shiffman 18 Comments on Shark shooter identified, but has he broken any laws?
Conservation, Popular Culture, Science

Earlier this month, a video of fishermen shooting a rifle at sharks appeared on YouTube and caused quite a stir. The video has since been removed, but not before shark conservation activists  made copies (warning: the videos are extremely graphic and have inappropriate language). Apparently some computers can access the site with the videos and others can’t, if you can’t access the site and want a copy of the videos just let me know. All images in this post are screenshots from the video.

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