Watch: Beachgoers Rescue Shark From Fishing Line
March 1, 2017 - A man and his friends were fishing at Jensen Beach in Florida when they spotted a blacktip shark that seemed to be caught in something. Fortunately for the shark, the beachgoers pulled it from the surf and removed a fishing line and hook from its body. Blacktip sharks migrate to Florida’s warmer waters in the winter. They’re around six feet long and often have encounters with humans since they hang out in shallow waters. Nonetheless, most incidents have involved minor bite wounds and there have been no known fatalities. Blacktip sharks are listed as “near threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to commercial and recreational fishing.
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Jensen Beach, Florida
This man spotted a blacktip shark struggling in the surf and ran to the rescue.
He and a friend untangled the shark from a fishing line and removed a hook from its jaw.
More than 10,000 blacktip sharks migrate to Florida’s coast each winter.
They’re targeted by humans for their meat and their fins are exported for soup.
