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FWC halts licenses for new catches of shark and ray species amid controversy

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has temporarily stopped issuing licenses for new catches of shark and ray species listed under the Endangered Species Act.

South Florida company’s capture of protected manta ray sparks outrage: ‘That animal was in pain’

A video is blowing up on social media of an protected giant manta ray being taken from the waters off the Florida Panhandle and a South Florida-based company is behind the controversial catch.