"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:32:31 +0000, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


I don't go shark fishing anymore because of that very issue - sharks are
overfished.

Add to that a very slow reproductive cycle, and you have a problem. I've
read the Great White reaches sexual maturity in their teens, and may only
have several litters in their lifetime.

Lots of catch and release shark fishing in San Francisco Bay. Some leopard
and 7 gill sharks are kept for the table, but most are C&R. Great Whites
are protected species. And when they were open for fishing, very few were
brought to the boat.