Feeding Lionfish to Bull Sharks?

Source.

Watch this.

So Cassell is back.

Which immediately begs the question, with or without Spot's fins?

But I'm obviously digressing.

The uncontrolled feeding of Lionfish to Sharks is a bad bad bad idea - the more as contrary to Playa where they encounter female Bull Sharks that are indeed conditioned and rather mellow, the Bulls in Cancun are feisty males that have already bitten people. With that in mind, does anybody think that the authorities are gonna be as delighted as Cassell appears to suggest?

Having inquired with a friend, his answer is

Hola Mike. I tried to feed lion fish to the bulls and they spit them out. Nobody is feeding in Cancun because it is a marine park and it is not permitted. Actually i don't think these guys have a permit to do what they want.

And why am I not surprised - caveat emptor!

To be continued no doubt!

PS! - less than a day after posting this, the video has been made private...
As I said, caveat emptor!
PPS - as per the comment below, the video has been re-edited and re-posted!
PPPS - and now the video has been retracted. Wow.
 

Good Post!

Blue Shark, apparently still regularly sighted around the Azores. Pic Justin Hart.

From this piece by tharu1.
The (California) ban is still good legislation because it removes the incentive to kill sharks in pelagic longline fisheries. These species do not face biological extinction, but sustainable population numbers are important to maintain the ecological balance of the pelagic realm.

Case in point, the quasi extinct Blues off California.
As Scott Cassell opinionates, the disappearance of those Sharks may well be one of the causes of the recent upsurge in Humboldt Squid. Dunno if anybody is looking into this scientifically but the correlation is certainly plausible. Read this for correlations to the El Niño and its effects on the North Pacific Hake fishery.
Time for some giant calamari - recipe here!

Oldie but goodie here!



Anyway, nice to see a voice of reason away from the usual hyperbole!

Scott Cassell - doing excellent Stuff!

Sorry for the protracted silence.

I'm extraordinarily busy- but in a good way!
To be revealed soon! :)

But this is great and I wanted you to see it.
I first came across Scott's name when blogging about Luke's film where he plays the role of a sensei-like dive boat captain, probably not much removed from his remarkable real persona. Now, Underwater Thrills have posted this gripping account of a rECOn mission to Baja California.

Here's to Scott for walking the walk.
Where others rant and bloviate, he goes and does the job. No Facebook, no petition, just getting one's hands dirty and doing the heavy lifting - and nailing four poachers in the process!
Very well done!