Opponents Hoping to Sink Saco's Shark Tournament ; the Humane Society Calls Such Events Cruel and Wasteful, but Local Organizers Cite the Benefits, Including Fundraising.

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Fishermen in as many as 45 boats will ply the waters off Saco this weekend in hopes of reeling in a big shark. Back on shore, the surrounding community has found itself dragged into a national battle over the treatment of the ocean's top predators.

Organizers of the annual Downeast Maine Shark Tournament at Camp Ellis say it is a harmless fishing contest that raises money for local charities.

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Opponents Hoping to Sink Saco's Shark Tournament ; the Humane Society Calls Such Events Cruel and Wasteful, but Local Organizers Cite the Benefits, Including Fundraising.

But the Humane Society of the United States is trying to bring an end to the event, one of two Maine shark tournaments and more than a dozen nationwide that the group calls both cruel and wasteful in light of declining shark populations worldwide. The group is appealing for help to everyone from the mayor of Saco to ...

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