I was born in Dade country and have lived in this area all my life.  I've
been actively dving and spearfishing in these waters for almost 40 years.
The following statement simply is not true.  It's remarkably similar to what
those who stood to gain financially from feeding sharks stated at the S.
Florida meetings.  It wasn't true then, it isn't true now.  Further, here in
S. Florida, there are very few spearfishermen compared to the total number
of divers and even to the total number of visitors to shark feedings.

> In the Miami Fl. area there are many wrecks.  Some of these wrecks are
> notorious for bull sharks.  All one has to do is fire a spear gun and
> instantly a bull will appear.  This is their dinner bell.  What is the
> difference between attracting sharks with frozen chum or bait or
> attracting them with the sound of a speargon? When the shark appears
> ,what does he see?  A diver. Does't the shark associate the sound of a
> speargun with a diver.  If you ban shark feeds, then you must ban
> spearfishig. Unfortunately due to the large percentage of spearfishermen
> versus the small amount of divers that attend shark feeds, this will
> never happen.

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