Does anyone know if the PCNP actually have any authority over what you do in the sea? I've worked for a non-coastal national park and wondered if PCNPs' rangers have submarines instead of 4x4s.
. It just seems to be a 'code' of practice only.
I can understand regulating diving etc in harbours for safety but the open sea is just that in my book.
Even if the PCNP have some power in this respect, the chances of anyone spotting you, who knows the law and how to enforce it when you turn up for a dive is fairly slim (unless you're unlucky or dumb).
I doubt if anyone in government could justify the time and money involved to organise a ban in the uk. Frankly, I don't know how any ban in Europe hasn't been challenged in Brussels yet (has it?). As far as I am concerned, you can't get any holier than being a responsible conservationist spearo and I'm sure the general public (those who aren't dumb and therefore irrelevant) would understand this.
That code was probably written years ago (like their crap website) in conjunction with someone who knew just a bit about diving. Frankly, I wouldn't wipe my arse with it.
