Leopard sharks being kept as pets...

[smokehound]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUn9lxF1A-Q&lc=9OwM1eu4cF_pE9CiAgi0egnmyaojBQJdUxsiHF5zJNM&feature=inbox

This really pissed me off. I reported this user and another user to the DFG.

The saddest part is, these babies are often carved out of a pregnant female's belly, while the adult females are often discarded in trashcans... Hopefully this blows the cover off of some poachers..

Keeping a fish without a license is one thing, but commercializing LIVE baby leopard sharks is disgusting.

Let's see if justice is served!

[klocked]

I checked out the youtube video and the background noise sounds similar to what you would hear at a place like Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.

[ghetto dad]

i dont get why this is thought to be someones personal tank

???

i hear phones ringing and kids talking..sounds like an actual aquarium...idk....


GD

[TUNAVIC]

2000gal tank! I really doubt thats in someones home.

[smokehound]

I couldn't hear anything.. my speakers arent working.. LOL well now I feel stupid

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[DockRat]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g169/tjcrew/LeopardSharkCloseUpJune06.jpg

The Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) is a species of houndshark, family Triakidae, found along the Pacific coast of North America from the U.S. state of Oregon to Mazatlán in Mexico. Typically measuring 1.2–1.5 m (3.9–4.9 ft) long, this slender-bodied shark is immediately identifiable by the striking pattern of black saddle-like markings and large spots over its back, from which it derives its common name. Large schools of leopard sharks are a common sight in bays and estuaries, swimming over sandy or muddy flats or rock-strewn areas near kelp beds and reefs. They are most common near the coast, in water less than 4 m (13 ft) deep.

Active-swimming predators, groups of leopard sharks often follow the tide onto intertidal mudflats to forage for food, mainly clams, spoon worms, crabs, shrimp, bony fish, and fish eggs. Most leopard sharks tend to remain within a particular area rather than undertaking long movements elsewhere, which has led to genetic divergence between populations of sharks living in different regions. This species is aplacental viviparous, meaning that the young hatch inside the uterus and are nourished by yolk. From March to June, the female gives birth to as many as 37 young after a gestation period of 10–12 months. It is relatively slow-growing and takes many years to mature.

Harmless to humans, the leopard shark is caught by commercial and recreational fisheries for food and the aquarium trade. This species is mostly fished in the waters off California where, after a period of population decline in the 1980s, new fishing regulations in the early 1990s reduced harvesting to sustainable levels. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed this species as of Least Concern, while noting that local stocks may easily become overfished because of the shark's slow growth and limited migratory habits.

The large first dorsal fin is positioned about halfway between the pectoral and pelvic fins; the second is almost as large as the first and much larger than the anal fin. The pectoral fins are wide and triangular. The lower lobe of the caudal fin is well-developed in adults but less than half the length of the upper lobe, which has a strong ventral notch near the tip.[2][9] The coloration is unique, consisting of prominent black "saddles" and large black spots running along the back, on a silvery to bronzy gray background. Adult sharks often have more spots and saddles with lighter centers compared to juveniles. The underside is whitish and plain.[4] The average length of a leopard shark is 1.2–1.5 m (3.9–4.9 ft).[9] Rarely males may grow to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and females 1.8 m (5.9 ft), and there is a record of an exceptional female that measured 2.1 m (6.9 ft) long.[4] The heaviest known leopard shark weighed 18.4 kg (41 lb).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_shark

[ghetto dad]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g169/tjcrew/LeopardSharkCloseUpJune06.jpg

The Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) is a species of houndshark, family Triakidae, found along the Pacific coast of North America from the U.S. state of Oregon to Mazatlán in Mexico. Typically measuring 1.2–1.5 m (3.9–4.9 ft) long, this slender-bodied shark is immediately identifiable by the striking pattern of black saddle-like markings and large spots over its back, from which it derives its common name. Large schools of leopard sharks are a common sight in bays and estuaries, swimming over sandy or muddy flats or rock-strewn areas near kelp beds and reefs. They are most common near the coast, in water less than 4 m (13 ft) deep.

Active-swimming predators, groups of leopard sharks often follow the tide onto intertidal mudflats to forage for food, mainly clams, spoon worms, crabs, shrimp, bony fish, and fish eggs. Most leopard sharks tend to remain within a particular area rather than undertaking long movements elsewhere, which has led to genetic divergence between populations of sharks living in different regions. This species is aplacental viviparous, meaning that the young hatch inside the uterus and are nourished by yolk. From March to June, the female gives birth to as many as 37 young after a gestation period of 10–12 months. It is relatively slow-growing and takes many years to mature.

Harmless to humans, the leopard shark is caught by commercial and recreational fisheries for food and the aquarium trade. This species is mostly fished in the waters off California where, after a period of population decline in the 1980s, new fishing regulations in the early 1990s reduced harvesting to sustainable levels. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed this species as of Least Concern, while noting that local stocks may easily become overfished because of the shark's slow growth and limited migratory habits.

The large first dorsal fin is positioned about halfway between the pectoral and pelvic fins; the second is almost as large as the first and much larger than the anal fin. The pectoral fins are wide and triangular. The lower lobe of the caudal fin is well-developed in adults but less than half the length of the upper lobe, which has a strong ventral notch near the tip.[2][9] The coloration is unique, consisting of prominent black "saddles" and large black spots running along the back, on a silvery to bronzy gray background. Adult sharks often have more spots and saddles with lighter centers compared to juveniles. The underside is whitish and plain.[4] The average length of a leopard shark is 1.2–1.5 m (3.9–4.9 ft).[9] Rarely males may grow to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and females 1.8 m (5.9 ft), and there is a record of an exceptional female that measured 2.1 m (6.9 ft) long.[4] The heaviest known leopard shark weighed 18.4 kg (41 lb).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_shark


DR...you are a vast wealth of knowledge brother...

you are...and always will be...my hero...

lol


GD

[ghetto dad]

I couldn't hear anything.. my speakers arent working.. LOL well now I feel stupid


lmao..its ok bro..your heart was in the right place at least....

GD

[ghetto dad]

lmfao..poor guy that made this video..he was prob enjoying the day with his kids at the aquarium..and since you turned him in....DFG gonna raid his house SWAT style and arrest him..LOL

GD

[oakboy]

Dude! I read the comments underneath the video, that guy was getting all pissed off, hillarious!
At least you were trying to do the right thing.
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KP

[smokehound]

Dude! I read the comments underneath the video, that guy was getting all pissed off, hillarious!
At least you were trying to do the right thing.
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KPLmao, yeah. That guy's a real douchebag. "Durr, I have a 2000 gallon tanK! Durr, my dad sexually molests fish in aquariums! Hurhurhur!" :LOL: