Posted on 05/29/2009 12:06:09 PM PDT by greatdefender
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A state scientist says a bull shark caught and killed by two teenagers was pregnant with multiple pups.
The killing of the 9-foot shark off The St. Petersburg Pier has spurred controversy in the community about hunting declining species for sport.
Brent Winner, an associate research scientist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission who performed the necropsy on the shark, said sharks usually birth litters of up to 12 pups.
Nineteen-year-old Joshua Lipert and 16-year-old Robert Korkoske displayed the shark in the back of their pickup truck on Wednesday after they spent two hours catching it.
They said they plan to display the shark's jaws as a trophy.
Unless it is illegal to catch them...so?
A Bull Shark??? Kill them all.
People truly are idiots.
I’ll find him for three. But I’ll catch him and kill him...for ten.
Cool. A nine footer is pretty darn big.
Bull sharks , a declining species ? Who are they kidding .
Bull sharks are one of the most prolific and adaptable
of all sharks . Also one of the most unpredictable and vicious , not at all shy about attacking humans . These boys did their community a favor . Some fish huggers own son may have been a future victim of one of these pups
Place fillets on foil, add a few onion rings and a little lemon juice. Wrap up and place on grill! Tooo good!
we’re more concerned for unborn fish than we’re of unborn humans
Nothing is mentioned here about a fishing license ...
Why?
Only good Bull Shark is a dead Bull Shark.
I guess “save the rabid wolves” is next?
the head, the tail, the whole damn fish!
Because you don't need a license to fish in the ocean.
Run through the Unsensationalizer 3000 produces: Two Kids Catch a Fish, and Keep it.
I grew up around there, and I'd imagine this is still fresh in the locals memory:
A 400-pound bull shark killed 69-year-old Thadeus Kubinski after he dove off the dock behind his Boca Ciega Bay home in southern Pinellas County in 2000.
Here's last week's fishing report (this report is from Boca Grande...but it's the same in Tampa Bay and the Gulf):
BOCA GRANDE: Captain Rich Knox,: Lots of very large tarpon are at Boca Grande, but sharks are also present. One tarpon came in with a big hunk bitten out. Six 8- to 9-foot bull sharks were circling below. One guide hooked a big bull shark, and a hammerhead ate it. Tarpon are everywhere — on the inside, the pass and on the beaches.
“Hold muh beer.”
What’s the big deal? Is there a shark shortage?
Hell, shark pups kill and eat other in their mother’s womb before they’re born!
Slow news day?
All tah repahtahs wah at dah beach?
Actually, I was surprised that there wasn’t a police report filed!
Yes, you need a fishing license, unless you’re under 16, over 65, or disabled. You now need a fishing license for any saltwater fishing, shore or boat. We have a boat and take people out often, and we always go online and get a fishing license for anybody who’s going with us. A resident can get a saltwater license for about $17 a year, a tourist, it costs about that much for a 3 day license.
http://myfwc.com/license/LicPermit_RecreationalHF.htm
If its the shark you want, I’ll get you the head, the tail, and everything between. Hey, 16 year old kids? Come on, its a once in the lifetime trophy for them. When I was that age I would have done the same thing. I would have dragged it in a wagon around the neighborhood showing it to all my friends and neighbors. Probably would have been on the front page of the Brooklyn Eagle.
Sharks do not urinate as most animals do. Sharks convert urine to urea; a toxic compound which is really converted ammonia. Urea is absorbed in the flesh of the shark and expelled through the skin. When a shark dies this urea is converted back to ammonia. That is why shark meat has a slight ammonia taste and smell. Some folks soak the flesh in vinegar over night to draw the urine out.
For me, that would be like pi$$ing on a steak, soaking it over night in vinegar and eating it the next day. LOL
No thanks. Kill them, good. Eat them, not for me. ;>)
On your beer philosophy... I’m with ya.
Too bad. I thought Florida was more realistic. We don’t need a license here in CT.
Bleed ‘em and soak them in milk for a few hours to neutralize. Then you can grill or bake. Smaller ones are better than bigger ones.
Isn’t this commonly called “Fishing”?
Been there, done that at the same age except it was a 7’ Lemon Shark.
Hey, I’ll compromise....steak and beer it is !
When and where?
I’m getting hungry now!
Oh yes you do.
I live in florida and you have to have one unless you fish off the beach. And that is changing as the state of Florida is needing more revenue.
...yet.
After skinning and cutting all of the blood meat off, a shark is good all the way to the cartilage, like swordfish (which it is sold for quite a bit), filleting is not necessary.
It is just some animal rights Marxists running their mouths and communicating foolishness. I say congratulations on the catch!
Isn’t interesting that the article mentions a shark pregnant with pups? You never hear in the media of a woman seeking an abortion who is “pregnant with child.”
Not bull shark. It’s incredibly inedible.
Now, a slab of mako as described would be truly enjoyable.
Correct.
I’ll tell you what... if you were 3 or 4 states closer, you would be need to get off the computer and ready your guest room, as I would never turn down a Kansas steak. I just doesn’t get any better.
I’ll bring the fresh Halibut, King salmon, Dungeness crab, and razor clams, while you stock up on the cold beer. ;>)
My wife is from Kansas, so I also hold their ladies in high regard. I have long believed that on the remote chance that you folks discover a woman that isn’t drop-dead beautiful, you export them to Amish country.
I am starting to be convinced that much of life is fantasy. LOL
CT obviously forgot to milk the tourists. Give them a chance to catch up.
Spot on.
Too bad, I’ve got some 1 1/4 in. K.C. strips in the freezer!
LOL
Every dead shark is a good shark!
“Because you don’t need a license to fish in the ocean. “
What foreign country do you live in?
How about rib eye...we buy everything in 20lb cryovac...and fresh!
The pork loin is incredible!
LOL I am going to be so hungry by dinner time... about 1 hour from now.
That would look so good towed behind my Harley. Wow.
Bull sharks are non-existant in Michigan. I guess that means they’re now extinct here.......
Living near a beach, I agree.
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