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http://www.caller.com/news/2012/dec/19/proposed-blacktip-shark-restriction/

Thank you David for bringing this up. No meetings scheduled for Corpus?
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want2fish · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:19 am Post subject:

Why teach people how to identify the Blacktip. Instead of taking it away from everyone.

JOHNNYREB · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:30 am Post subject:

WOW...This oughta piss off the mexican gill netters! Rolling Eyes

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FIDO · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:52 am Post subject:

Mine as well say that we can't keep them anymore. 8' Blacktips are fairly rare. This will just be the latest hit to the charter boat business.

I understand the Silky/Dusky mistake, but a Blacktip and a Dusky look NOTHING alike. I think what they are really trying to say is that fisherman are idiots. Has anyone here accidentally misidentified a Dusky by calling it a Blacktip? I seriously doubt it!

Am I the only one who thinks this is totally ridiculous? And why wouldn't they include the Spinner Shark too? Those get mistaken for Blacktip Sharks all the time.

I want a refund for whatever they paid people to come up with this crap!
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FIDO · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:53 am Post subject:

I should add that I CPR all my sharks from the beach, but I see nothing wrong with harvesting a Blacktip when your customer gets to go offshore once in a blue moon.
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Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 11:53 am Post subject:

Interesting?????

My copy of the Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico (McEachran and Fechhelm, Vol 1) lists the blacktip as reaching a maximum known size of around 225 cm. That converts to a little less than 7 1/2 feet?? Confused

The Texas state record for this species is 97" = 8.08 feet. Hoese and Moore (older book by the same name - pretty much the first Bible of GOM fish) lists them as reaching 8 feet.

So just to keep 1, you would need to just about set a record?

WOW!!! Shocked

Might as just well add them to the prohibited list, because this proposed Rule change would have pretty much the same effect.

deputydawg · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:52 pm Post subject:

Never fails to amaze me.......

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Say uncle.............. they win. Sad