April 4, 2017 — The recent spate of shark attacks off the coast of the Carolinas isn’t just hurting the plans of beach enthusiasts as North Carolina fishermen in the Outer Banks have started to be affected as well.
The apparent increase of sharks in the area is hitting fisherman where it hurts most – their wallets.
Sharks in the area have been feasting on the local fish population and leaving a trail of half-eaten carcasses behind in their wake.
These partially-devoured fish have been a problem for weeks for off-shore fishermen, according to NewsChannel 3.
Fisherman Glen Hopkins said: “It’s really heart wrenching when you catch a $1,000 fish, and you can’t get it to the boat. It’s nothing but a chunk of mangled up meat. Some sets we don’t get a fish back. We might catch 25 or 30 heads. Pieces where everything is gone. It’s literally costing thousands and thousands out of my pocket.”
Another fisherman, Britton Shackelford, said the predators ‘are just following the boat’ and he sometimes sees thousands of sharks when he is out on the water.
He added: ‘At least two-thirds of your catch is going to be eaten before it ever gets to the boat.’
Read the full story at the Daily Mail