Coast Guard seizes 153 sharks after high-speed chase in Gulf with Mexican poachers

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Coast Guard seizes 153 sharks after high-speed chase in Gulf with Mexican poachers

 

By Kolten Parker | August 7, 2014 | Updated: August 7, 2014 4:47pm

 

SAN ANTONIO -- More than 150 sharks were seized by the U.S. Coast Guard in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday from Mexican poachers.

 

Crews intercepted the relatively small fishing boat, known as a "lancha," after a "risky high-speed chase," according to the agency.

 

The Coast Guard seized 153 sharks weighing more than 1,500 pounds from the group of four poachers. The crew was towed to South Padre Island, where the vessel was kept in custody, and the individuals were deported to Mexico.

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Coast-Guard-seizes-153-sharks-from-Mexican-5675070.php

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My open water swimming son was quite puzzled why catching sharks would be a bad thing.