“As a lifelong fisherman, I have seen firsthand the impact of shark depredation on our marine ecosystem and the sportfishing community,” said Congressman Wittman. 

This point of view is endorsed by the sports fishing lobby in a thinly veiled guise to open season on protected shark species like Makos and Great Hammerheads.

Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research, Knowledge, and Enhanced Dialogue (SHARKED) Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last year. 

The SHARKED Act states it will establish a task force to work with fisheries management groups to address the problems posed by increased shark depredation – the partial or complete removal of a hooked fish by a shark directly from an angler’s line before the line can be retrieved – and to identify research and funding opportunities for improving the current conditions of shark depredation.

Add your voice and tell your Senator that you support Science, not an industry led movement to cull sharks.

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