hehe, pessoal que mergulha nos Açores! vou escrever em ingles para a malta toda perceber:
Welcome to deeperblue!
i'm from Pico and i'd like to dive in graciosa, i know there are some great pinacles there...
About your question:
in the summer you can spearfish without any suit and since it will be the first time (first time spearfishing or just in graciosa?) i guess that you won't be in the water for hours but having a suit protects you from jellyfish . A 5mm two piece suit is the best for all year diving.
you'll need a gun: i would't advise anything smaler than 90 (cm)
you'll need a mask and a J (the cheaper ones) snorkel.
you'll need some fins. do you have any fins?
you'll need a licence that you can get at the capitania, cost 7 or 14 € (i don't remember if i paid 14 for one or for two licences) and it's valid for the year it is issued.
laws: only 5 "fish"/man/day and NO grouper (mero) as it is forbiden and can cost your gear and a ticket. there are some other restrictions: there are months (mostly the summer) that you can´t catch lobster or "cavaco" as it is in the reprodutive season... and in the rest of the year you can catch (if you can dive that deep)only 3 crustacean (in the total 5 "fish").
give more info so i can help you with the mask, fins, suit and any other stuff. you can PM (private message) or just post here so the guys get to know azores more.
Fernando
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