Assertion: alligator gar | /r/HasProperty | nuisance species
Facets:
value: for nearly half a century
type: TEMPORAL
value: by state and federal authorities
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: For nearly half a century, alligator gar were considered "trash fish", or "nuisance species" by state and federal authorities who targeted them for elimination to protect gamefish populations, and to prevent alleged attacks on humans, a claim that remains unsubstantiated with the exception of occasional injuries sustained from captured alligator gar thrashing around on the decks of boats.