Shark Fishing Banned

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Orange Beach City Council adopts emergency referendum banning shark fishing, chumming and
Published: Mon, April 28, 2008 - 5:52 pm
Last Updated: Mon, April 28, 2008 - 6:52 pm
Pat Peterson
Pat Peterson
The Orange Beach City Council voted at their worksession Monday to adopt an emergency resolution banning shark fishing along the immediate coastline. Council members have been discussing the issue for the past few months, after shark fishermen were spotted "chumming" near a public pier.

"We're also concerned about this following the shark attacks in Florida over the weekend and in California last week," says Orange Beach Mayor Pete Blalock. "Sharks draw sharks and if you're chumming, you're drawing in more sharks. It just doesn't need to happen right near the coastline. What we're saying is to get a boat and go do it out in the Gulf."

The city council will formally vote on the shark fishing ban at next week's council meeting. If approved, shark fishing, baiting and chumming will be illegal within 300 feet of the coastline. City leaders will work with state officials in enforcing the ban.

"The Gulf is state water," says Blalock. "We've actually approved this emergency resolution sent to us by the state. We're trying to have a little teetch in our law down here to tell people you can't do this here."

Once approved and passed, the ordinance will go into effect in about 90 days.

How can a city control the gulf waters?

Posted by atbman on 04/29/08 - 6:46 am • Report Abuse.   

so now these people own upto 300 feet of the water also. they own the beach anyway just give them the gulf so they have total control.

Posted by justapit on 04/28/08 - 11:55 pm • Report Abuse.   

Are they for real, 300 ft.  How dumb of me, the sharks want come closer, they will stop at 300 ft. so now only those that swim out 301 ft. or more will be the only ones who have to Worry. Oh and I almost forgot the chum and blood want come past the 300 ft line.  Why don’t you add jelly fish to they know they can’t come closer to shore than 300 ft. Don’t forget the manta’s and hurricanes lets stop them at the 300 ft line.

Posted by justme on 04/28/08 - 11:05 pm • Report Abuse.   

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