Lemon sharks and mangroves

Even pups are targeted by sport fisherman looking for the thrill of catching a shark. The area surrounding mangrove creeks are usually sand flats home to bone fish. Sharks are often a side attraction to popular catch and release bone fishing. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.

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Even pups are targeted by sport fisherman looking for the thrill of catching a shark. The area surrounding mangrove creeks are usually sand flats home to bone fish. Sharks are often a side attraction to popular catch and release bone fishing. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.