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01-26-2015, 06:25 PM | #76 |
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Re: Don't Understand???
Just wondering is it legal for tourist to spearfish in Belize again last I heard spearfishing by tourist had been banned and yes i called the Belize government out of disbelief around 2009 I think.
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01-28-2015, 03:28 PM | #77 | |
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For every freediver spearo wanting to ban scuba spearing, there are 10 fishermen that want to ban all spearfishing. And for every fisherman that wants to ban spearfishing, there are 100 enviros who want you to stop killing any fish. Maybe we should use our brains and stick together. I agree with you though. Fish traps aren't much better than longlines, and nets. They are WMDs in the fishery. |
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01-28-2015, 03:36 PM | #79 |
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01-28-2015, 03:49 PM | #80 |
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Hopefully, a sharp stick w/ no mask, weights, or fins...otherwise, he's just a hypocrite.
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01-28-2015, 07:30 PM | #81 |
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Blowgun with poison darts?
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This guy must be a fan of Michael Moore.....
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01-29-2015, 10:12 AM | #83 |
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Why is this thread in the Florida Keys/Miami Section?
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01-29-2015, 11:42 AM | #84 |
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02-01-2015, 04:11 PM | #85 |
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What it all stems from is jealousy. This guy is jealous that people have enough money to go scuba diving and that they shoot giant fish when they do so. This guy obviously doesn't get big fish, and sucks and spearfishing....and he just wants someone to blame it on....so he blames the scuba divers for "killing all the fish and not leaving any for him"
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02-01-2015, 04:15 PM | #86 |
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02-17-2015, 07:01 AM | #87 |
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If this guy was actually worried about the condition of the resource, then why is he not lobbying his corrupt government fisheries officials to stop allowing Jamician fish trap operations from setting up in Belize. The Jamacians are only interested in Belize because they have fished out their own waters, and surrounding banks, with -- you guessed it -- fish traps.
So, let's prohibit spearfishing with scuba gear -- that will solve the problem -- seems to be his logic. At one point in the not too distant past the US allowed sinknets, trawling, wire fish traps and bottom longlines to be used in the shallow water grouper/snapper fisheries. All those non selective and habitat destructive gear types were eventually banned, but spearfishing on scuba is still allowed for several reasons -- it is selective -- produces little to no bycatch, does not damage the bottom, and there is absolutely no lost gear problem. I understand overfishing concerns, but in the case with our friend from Belize -- his concerns and solutions are misplaced. |
02-17-2015, 07:47 AM | #88 |
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please stop responding to this thread- it needs to die
I think it was a trolling expedition and we are STILL falling for it almost no-one is REALLY THAT stupid- he is just baiting us
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02-17-2015, 09:45 AM | #89 |
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Ahh! You do understand baiting and toying with emotions. I 5 thought all that sunshine washed away your ability to identify when your being played like a fiddle! Good eye
I jumped on this thread in the second post to help spin this troll into a mad fury of troll rage and has blossomed into what we ha e today. Lmfao Trolls gonna troll Haters gonna hate.
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02-17-2015, 11:20 AM | #90 | |
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I don't think I am falling for a trolling expedition, but I am using this thread as a chance to expose the faulty logic that many seem to have about spearfishing on scuba. Alot of people read these posts who definitely think freediving should be the only means legal to spearfish. Others feel that hook and line should be the only gear allowed. I don't hear any claim spearfishing with scuba should be the only method allowed to harvest fish -- seems like the scuba group might be a little more tolerant than these other groups? Also, I am getting tired of hearing about all these other countries that have banned spearfishing on scuba, but still allow all sorts of damaging gear types, like fish traps and bottom long lines, to be used. |
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