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Why Is this Still Legal?

This pictures are from Felix Leander's Oceanic Dreams site. I am going to post his comments verbatim:
Got an email this morning from my dad in reference to another killed Tiger Shark - presumably in The Bahamas. A lot of attention is given to Shark Week, Dive Operators (being eco-conscious), Shark Porn, cage diving or not, shark hugging policies, who was part of what production, etc. But who is actually protecting sharks, who is responsible for protecting sharks, and why is it still legal to kill a shark for pure pleasure and fun to get a picture with your friends (likely drunk).
People that deal with the Ocean, either livelihood or pleasure, need to learn to respect it a lot more...and countries that have these treasures need to protect them...

What is it about this picture that sums up the nature of big game sport hunting that we loathe? Is it the Coors Light? The rainbow-mirrored sunglasses? The sickly white flesh? Maybe it is the illegally-shortened shotgun? No, I think it is the wasted breeding-age Tiger Shark.
Looking good boys. Now evolve.
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--Sharky