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Article: Deerfield Beach City Council Meets Tonight to Consider Outlawing Practice of Feeding Dangerous Marine Life

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February 6, 2001
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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Feb. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's largest animal protection organization, has joined with the Florida-based Marine Safety Group in urging Deerfield Beach to stop commercial diving operations from feeding potentially dangerous sea life, including sharks, rays, barracudas, and moray eels.

The Deerfield Beach City Council will meet tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m., to consider a proposal to ban a practice that many experienced divers feel is a prelude to tragedy.

"A lot of commercial diving operations in Florida hand-feed and chum the water around diving sites to bring top marine predators like sharks, rays, ...

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