I have very clear-cut opinions on spear-fishing and competition!
Its a very bad thing!
Spearfishing competitions are about catching fish for the sake of catching fish and little else. Competitions often entail absolute disregard for conservation of the marine environment. Competitions are judged negatively in the court of public opinion and damage the public's already limited acceptance of spearfishing and its community. Competitions may encourage dangerous freediving practice. Competitors don't always eat all the fish they shoot.
I have similar feelings about the pursuit of world records (its a competitve activity that is similarly problematic)
The community is more likely to thrive in the abscence of competitions. Spear only what you will eat, give a thought for the future of spearfishing and the marine environment.
David
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Always looking for new places to spear; lie awake at night thinking about spearing when I'm away from the sea; very jealous of all the south africans, australians, hawaiins, americans etc etc who have it on their doorstep
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