Wouldn't you need the HMS permit for a shark? I personally know this guys wife
http://www.nj.com/shore/blogs/fishing/index.ssf/2011/11/bluefin_tuna_in_bay_head_surf.htmlHe got a run for his money when word got out that he caught the tuna. He eventually got to keep it...but if F&G really wanted to bust balls they could have. Note that date...LATE Nov...
Gotta love my Captain Jim getting that Cock Robin plugged.
This was the very same year I heard reports on my VHF of tuna jumping out of the water at BLR - the Captain who was on the two way was frantically calling for his buds to come out with heavier gear than he had.
And that is how one copy's and paste my friend...