By MEGAN REYNOLDS

Tribune Staff Reporter

mreynolds@tribunemedia.net

A CAMPAIGN to protect sharks from being fished in Bahamian waters has sparked the suggestion for a blanket ban on the fishing of most marine species.

Freeport attorney Fred Smith, QC, an environmentalist with a passion for diving and sharks, encourages Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Larry Cartwright to adopt a new approach to the protection of natural resources by only permitting certain marine life to be fished during specific seasons according to size regulations and zoning laws.

All other marine resources should be protected from fishing or harvesting by legislation, Mr Smith said.

His suggestion comes ...

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