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  • A conch fisherman and restaurant owner removes a queen conch (Lobatus gigas) from the shell in preparation of a conch salad. Image made on Harbour Island, Bahamas.
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  • A conch fisherman and restaurant owner removes a queen conch (Lobatus gigas) from the shell in preparation of a conch salad. Image made on Harbour Island, Bahamas.
    20170707HI013.jpg
  • Scuba divers remove a large fishing net or ghost net from a coral reef in The Bahamas.
    20180216-DSC_4166.jpg
  • A scuba diver tries to free a large fishing net or ghost net from a coral reef in The Bahamas.
    20180216-DSC_4109.jpg
  • A scuba diver tries to free a large fishing net or ghost net from a coral reef in The Bahamas.
    20180216-DSC_4124.jpg
  • Scuba divers remove a large fishing net or ghost net from a coral reef in The Bahamas.
    20180216-DSC_4166.jpg
  • A captive giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) plays with the lid of a jar after figuring out how to remove it to get the food inside.
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  • A green sea turtle tangled in fishing line and drown. <br />
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This green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was found tangled in fishing line and a fishing hook off Eleuthera in The Bahamas. When the people who found her told me about it I knew I had to go back and remove the line so it didn't claim any more victims.
    Drowned Turtle.jpg
  • A manatee calf named Sayle had her right flipper entangled in fishing line. Here we see a veterinarian moving her to get in position to remove the line.
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  • A Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) dies after likely being caught and released by sport fisherman. The hook was removed by removing much of the shark's face and head. Image made in the Florida Keys, USA.
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  • A Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) dies after likely being caught and released by sport fisherman. The hook was removed by removing much of the shark's face and head. Image made in the Florida Keys, USA.
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  • A scuba diver spears and invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Spearing on scuba is illegal in The Bahamas, however, a special exemption was made for lionfish.
    2016_06_17Freeport002.jpg
  • A former fisherman who now specializes in removing the conch from its shell throws another one on the pile in West End, Grand Bahama.
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  • Diver removes spines of a lionfish. Spearing on scuba is illegal in the Bahamas, but there is a special exemption for lionfish. In order to legally spear lionfish on scuba, however, you must go with a commercial dive operation. The measure is in place to help ensure spear fisherman do not catch other species.
    2016_06_18Freeport458.jpg
  • A man removes another conch from his or her shell before thowing the shell on the massive pile (called a midden) in West End, Grand Bahama. The man said he used to dive for conch, but now he only cleans them. He's been doing this job for decades.
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  • A manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) calf named Sayle had her right flipper entangled in fishing line. After the veterinarian removed the line he took a blood sample to check for possible infections. The vets, scientists and conservationists helped as much as possible, but the young manatee died a couple weeks after this image was made.
    2016_02_01HI492.jpg
  • Longfin gunnel (Pholis clemensi) fish hiding under a California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus) off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. *note: some backscatter removed in post.
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  • A young man, under direction from his father, in Nassau, Bahamas tosses conch into an old shopping cart. The animal will be removed from his or her shell to be made into conch salad or other food for human consumption. The shell will either be discarded or sold as an ornament. Conch is the national food of The Bahamas and is important economically, ecologically and culturally. Scientists warn conch populations are declining and a collapse is imminent.
    Conch Harvest
  • Despite the Bahamas being declared a shark sanctuary in 2011, their reputation among the local population is less than popular. Many fisherman will kill sharks simply for the sake of killing a shark. Here a Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi) was killed, decapitated and simply dumped off a fish cleaning dock. No fish, jaws, teeth or anything else were removed.
    2013_Jan5_HI014.jpg
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