![]() Taylor said it's normally not required for fishermen to report an incidental catch but asked anglers to give NPS a courtesy call if they catch a manta ray.Īrispe said his son first fought the fish for an hour, thinking it was a huge shark. Recording and reporting by the NPS allows the staff biologists to confirm the species, photograph it, and gather measurements before reporting it to NMFS. Kelly Taylor, public information officer for PINS, told MySA that there was a requirement in the tournament that stated all incidental captures must be recorded by the National Park Service so that they can report the information to the National Marine Fisheries Service, a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The member said they had to alert biologists at the National Park Service before anyone could release a manta ray. However, once they landed it, the master of ceremonies for Sharkathon passed by and stopped Arispe from taking the hook out. ![]() "So we fought for two hours total before we landed it." "I remember reading how manta rays are protected and so rare so I knew we needed to land it and get that hook out, and then release it," Arispe said. That's when he realized it was a manta ray.ĭaniel Arispe told MySA it took him and his son two hours to reel in the fish. He said his son fought with the fish for 45 minutes before Arispe saw the massive guy jump out of the ocean. Due to how hard the fish was fighting, Arispe said he believed it was a 12-foot shark. ![]() That's when his son jumped up and grabbed the line to reel in what they thought was a shark. Nearly 30 minutes later, the reel took off, Arispe said.
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