Commercial fishing puts the amount of shark taken by these tournaments to shame. It is estimated that only 1-2% of Blue Sharks killed are done so by recreational fisherman. I was a photographer and have been to this tournament a number years and was on one vessel in the touranment 2 years. I can tell you from my experience that in the 2 days we caught and released over 20 sharks and none of them died. We actually had a marine biologist on board with us recording information & tagging them. He educated me to the fact that although we should not turn a blind eye to effect recreatioanl fishing might have on populations, that it actually accounts for only a very small % of Blues taken. We will never be able to tell Sport Fisherman to stop fishing for Sharks, to each his own. Some people prefer bass fishing, trout or salmon, and some like Sharks. Our focus needs to be on the commercial fishing that kills tons a year. As for the comments about the brutality of Shark Fishing and the exposure the kids received from this touranement; again as a photographer, the people from the Marine Fisheries that were there cutting and weighing were actually very educational. It is very apprarent what is going on at these tournaments and people should not bring their kids if they are worried about them seeing this. Thanks all. Keep up the good work.