Jimm
02-09-2006, 11:07 PM
Shark suspects busted
Ring accused of poaching sold fish to Monterey Bay Aquarium
The pastor of a San Leandro church and five other San Francisco Bay Area residents have been accused of poaching and illegally selling hundreds of juvenile leopard sharks.
Seven of 19 baby leopard sharks confiscated during the investigation died, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The dozen sharks that survived were sent in the summer of 2004 to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where three are still on exhibit. Nine were released into the bay.
More... (http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/13828842.htm)
Ring accused of poaching sold fish to Monterey Bay Aquarium
The pastor of a San Leandro church and five other San Francisco Bay Area residents have been accused of poaching and illegally selling hundreds of juvenile leopard sharks.
Seven of 19 baby leopard sharks confiscated during the investigation died, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The dozen sharks that survived were sent in the summer of 2004 to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where three are still on exhibit. Nine were released into the bay.
More... (http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/13828842.htm)