According to the Department of Environmental Protection, shark fishing will not be banned in New Jersey. The law says that if you go shark fishing it must be within three nautical miles of the New Jersey coast and it is prohibited from May 15th to July 15th in order to protect spawning female sharks. Fishers must also comply with certain rules in order to catch the shark humanely. These rules include not removing the tail or head before landing the shark. Filleting sharks at sea is also prohibbited.
http://www.blogs.app.com/enviroguy/2010/03/23/shark-fishing-can-go-on-in-new-jersey
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I read this article just before, and I find that it is CRAZY that other states prohibit this and NJ does not. I believe that filleting sharks at sea was always prohibitted as well as any other "high end" fish.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it's legal in our state to still fish sharks! I think New Jersey should change this law!
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