And the sharks' fight to survive

Shark populations have been hit hard lately. It remains to be seen whether tough new conservation measures will help them recover. - Conniff

- In October 1992, a surfer named Rick Gruzinsky was attacked while surfing in Oahu. Only suffered minor scratches.

Two weeks later, a shark killed an 18 year old body border off the beaches of Oahu. He bled to death on the beach.

Earlier in 1992, also off Oahu, a surfer disappeared leaving behind only a surf board with a huge bite mark.

A few months before that, a tiger shark killed a woman by tearing off her limbs while snorkeling, off Maui.

An Angry Posse Goes After The Killers - The Fight Against Or For Sharks

The public's reaction to these attacks was in part predictable. Parents kept their children out of the water, and the legislature debated "tiger shark eradication," and the tourist industry was scared out of their minds.

The state of Hawaii sent out a posse to dispatch any large sharks it could find in areas where the attacks were recorded.

The outcry on behalf of the sharks was

Around 8 million people use the beaches of Hawaii each year, and only a minuscule 2.4 attacks are averaged.

The impact of over fishing in years past soon became apparent.

The management plan bans the notorious practice of stripping off the fins, which are the most valuable part of a shark, and then dumping the carcass back into the ocean.

"But if you look at the 370 or so species of sharks, some are as different from one another as we are from rabbits.

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