Catch and release...

Riviera Beach style!

By BILL DIPAOLO
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

RIVIERA BEACH — Ocean Reef Park is closed today after two fisherman caught a 9-foot-9-inch hammerhead shark on the north end of the public beach.

The fishermen, who were not identified, were fishing from shore. They released the shark before it was weighed, said Palm Beach County Lifeguard Don May.

Sharks have been gathering along the beach in the annual chase of baitfish. Lemon, bull and hammerheads often come close to shore, May said.

Picture at link.