Fishermen in Florida chum on shore for sharks

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I believe in a Stuart news paper there was a story about a woman with an organization to stop fishermen from chumming for sharks off the Florida shore line. I think this is an irresponsible action since so many people swim/kite/water ski/etc off Florida and it trains the sharks to come to shore for food/feeding. Can some one track this lady down so we can all support her? I glanced at the story and the impact hit me later especially after we lost our buddy Kiter recently.

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"Indian River County commissioner pushing for ban on 'shark chumming' near public beaches | Poll
By Ed Killer, Henry A. Stephens
Indian River Shores resident Lenora Mustapick can still recall July 4, 2008, when she took her family for fun at the beach and found fear instead as anglers reeled in and landed an 8-foot tiger shark. “It was a shock. What would an 8-foot shark be doing inside the reef at low tide?” Mustapick said. “Yes, I’m concerned. To me, they’re feeding sharks in a populated area where kids and families are swimming.” County Commissioner Joe Flescher said that’s why he would like to see some kind of ordinance barring people from using chum, or fish parts, to lure sharks into guarded beach areas. “This is a serious safety issue that affects the bathing community,” Flescher said.

He has been reviewing an ordinance passed in July in Delray Beach, which bans shark fishing and chumming within 300 feet of that city’s public beach. So far, however, Flescher’s colleagues haven’t called for an ordinance. Vero Beach biologist Grant Gilmore, a noted shark expert formerly with Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, is scheduled to discuss sharks and shark-fishing when the commission meets in regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday." Continued at: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/...r-ban/?print=1

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Have an opinion about this? There's a poll at: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/...shing-for-ban/

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Baby Great White attack theorist tries to chum up $50k study, asking to shelve precautions for now. More at: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/...bileRedirect=1



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