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Florida Safe Seas Act would extend state shark-feeding ban into federal waters off Florida
Summary
Representative Webster's Florida Safe Seas Act would prohibit the hand-feeding of sharks in federal waters off Florida, aligning federal law with existing Florida state rules and aiming to reduce human–shark interactions that can condition sharks to associate people with food.
Representative Webster introduced H.R. 3,831, the Florida Safe Seas Act, which would prohibit the hand-feeding of sharks in the federal waters off Florida and bring federal restrictions into alignment with existing state law. Webster said the state banned hand-feeding of sharks in state waters roughly 20 years ago and the bill simply extends that safety…
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