Kimberly Kuizon
Source: ABC Action News
December 30, 2011

"MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. - Thirty years ago, Dane Karcher fell in love at first bite.
"It was amazing. My dad got the shark stuffed for me. It was a full mount, and we had it hanging in my room forever," said Karcher.
He has been fishing for sharks ever since. He even does it for a living, chartering fishing trips at John's Pass. "Every day is an adventure out there," he said.

The adventure will soon change.
In November, the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission passed a ban that states you can catch tiger sharks, and great, scalloped and smooth hammerhead sharks, but starting January 1, you can't keep them. The FWC said the sharks are too important to the ecosystem."

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