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Have stricter shark fishing rules made Florida beaches safer?
Shark fishermen sling bait — sometimes even blood — to lure the ocean's top predator near the same surf where children splash around like prey and most shark attacks occur. For some, that casts much doubt on the surf's safety. To ease those worries …