Please somebody pinch one of my claspers, I think I'm dreaming. For the second time in a week, a U.S. government organization moved to protect Sharks. First they make Shark finning operations harder to operate. Now this:

On July 24, new Shark fishing regulations go into effect. Two species in particular are being protected. The annual quota for Sandbar Sharks--a species prized by scumbags for their large fins--is lowered 85 percent. The annual quota for Porbeagle Sharks--a species prized by the French for their flesh--will be tightened even further, from 92 metric tons to 1.7.

Both these species of Sharks have suffered greatly in recent years from the insatiable Asian appetite for Shark fin soup. Now if the NOAA would only tighten quotas on Thresher, Mako, and Blue Sharks--the species most prized by decadent Shark fishing tournaments--us Sharks might have a fighting chance.

But just so this post isn't all environmental and educational, look a new picture of Bruce Grime's thumb. It was nearly bitten off by a Bull Shark in May. He was the one that actually survived Mexican Shark scare 2008 in Zihuatanejo.

Yuck! Clean your fingernails, Bruce!
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Mmmmm....tight regulations,

--Sharky

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A Shark took a taste of fifteen-year-old Madi Taff as she was body surfing in waist deep water on June 1, off Cherry Grove, South Carolina. The Shark was very gentle, as at first Madi thought she was bitten by a large crab or stepped on an Oyster-YUCKY!
Oysters are Yucky!

Madi needed 16 stitches to close the hole in her ankle. Her father Russ is an "award winning" gospel singer. This has nothing to do with the rest of the story but for some reason it made us laugh. The Shark in question was probably either a 5-foot Blacktip or a Sandbar Shark.
Shark bites are Yummy!
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--Sharky

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