A Case for Regulation of the Feeding of Fishes and Other Marine Wildlife by Divers and Snorkelers by Bill Alevizon, Ph.D., Gainesville, Florida July 2000 This paper has presented evidence and information in support of the FFWCC's February 2000 decision to prohibit the underwater feeding of sharks and other marine wildlife in Florida waters. The decision appears to be the most prudent course of action, and is backed by a preponderance of scientific evidence, expert opinion of leading state and national marine conservation groups, a century of cumulative experience of wildlife managers dealing with the referred activity in similar contexts, and precedents established by other regulatory agencies at home and abroad. The FFWCC would be wise to proactively regulate this inherently ill-advised activity in the interest of marine conservation and public safety before the practice reaps more costly human and environmental losses. Florida Administrative Regulation 68B-5.005 has protected fish, divers and snorkelers since 2002 See the paper at http://www.divefla.com/nofeed.pdf