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Kit Rosenberger with Washington State Fish and Wildlife Police. \u201cTargeting these sharks, catching them, mishandling them, dragging them out of the water, wrestling with them.\u201d Seifert posted the illegal catches of sixgill and sevengill sharks to his social media accounts. He was caught in the act by officers in June in South Puget Sound, allegedly pulling a sixgill shark out of the water for a photo op. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, sixgill and sevengill sharks are both classified as a \u201cSpecies of Greatest Conservation Need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4397\">Kentucky Governor Corners Top Senate Republican on Mitch Health<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read it at <span>The Independent<\/span><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Washington state fisherman has been arrested after allegedly dragging protected sharks out of the water and filming himself wrestling them. 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