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Watershed in fishing rules threatens sharks CAPE CANAVERAL - Young hammerheads and other juvenile sharks got a de facto sanctuary when the Coast Guard closed off the ocean surrounding Kennedy Space Center after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But as fishing and boating restrictions on those waters ease, some biologists worry the hammerheads and other predators that have been feeding and hiding there for more than six years could get, well, hammered. "It's the most prominent near-shore feature we have. It's an important habitat for a suite of sharks," said Doug Adams, a shark biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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