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‘Depressed over Brexit’: Farage blasted for going fishing amid political crisis Brexit blues: Twitter unimpressed after ‘depressed’ Farage goes fishing
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Nigel Farage has come under fire from all sides after he posted a photo with a protected shark species along with the caption: “Depressed over Brexit. Went fishing.” As Brexit spirals towards disaster, former UKIP chief and Leave bigwig Nigel Farage has apparently found solace in the open seas, where he treated his "depression" with a bit of fishing. Twitter, it seems, wasn’t sympathetic.
The MEP and former UKIP leader, who spearheaded the Leave campaign, has been blasted for his carefree approach to the escalating Brexit crisis. The polarizing MEP, who spearheaded the Leave campaign, decided to express his grief over the weekend amid reports Prime Minister Theresa May proposed a watered down ‘soft’ Brexit, which would keep Britain tied to many EU regulations. “Depressed over Brexit. Went fishing,” Farage tweeted, attaching a photograph of himself holding a Tope Shark on a boat, his face beaming with a wide grin.
Farage posted the photo as Prime Minister Theresa May proposed a watered down ‘soft’ Brexit, which would keep Britain tied to many EU regulations. That stance has since led to the resignations of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Brexit Secretary David Davis. Twitter was not amused. “You mean 'I'm depressed that me and my millionaire mates aren't going to be able to get around new EU tax dodging laws so I thought I'd go torture an animal,’” one Twitter user responded. “Depressed over Brexit? Know how you feel pal #brexitsad #remain,” another wrote.
READ MORE: Sinking ship? Spate of resignations could mean game over for Theresa May government Other tweets took issue with the photograph, suggesting that the MEP was trying to portray himself as a commoner.
Twitter users condemned Farage for his breezy response to the political turmoil and shared stories of how they have to cope with Brexit fears on top of the other stresses in their lives. Still, others expressed deep sympathy for the shark:
Farage also amassed a new band of detractors after it was confirmed the shark he posed with was  listed as "vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List Farage’s tweet also netted a fair amount of dry humor – not to mention creative photoshopping.  
Conservation groups responded to Farage’s tweet with dismay and a warning to the MEP of his responsibility to return the protected species to the sea alive.    “This is not the picture of Nigel Farage and a shark that I've been praying for,” one Twitter user lamented.  He was quickly cheered up by an altruistic Microsoft Paint master:
The Blue Planet Society said it was “depressed” over people catching the threatened tope shark and using it to get attention on social media. The status of the shark that Farage caught was also a topic of discussion. The Blue Planet Society said it was “depressed” over Farage catching a Tope shark and using it to get attention on social media.
Farage claimed that he returned the animal to the English Channel alive, according to the BBC. However, many social media users remain skeptical and have condemned Farage for his actions. Farage later claimed that he returned the animal, according to the BBC. However, many social media users remain unconvinced.
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Evolutionary biologist and TV presenter Ben Garrod branded Farage “gormless” and mocked him for trying to prove his masculinity.
Others, however, are of the opinion that the angry responses are an overreaction, with some pointing out that the catch and release of the sea creature is legal.
Meanwhile, many of Farage’s harsher critics envisioned a different scenario where the power positions were reversed.