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Originally Posted by 1 shot, 1 kill
How about the idea of a closed season which was being talked about on another thread recently? I think the majority of people seemed to agree that it was a good idea.
Also i think the idea of the club resepecting the local reserves would be a good one, it wouldn't limit the vast majority of hunting areas and would add credibility to the environmentally sound aspects of spearfishing (i.e. we don't kill everything that moves and can be as happy looking at animals as well as eating the odd one or two).
I agree with the club setting a slightly higher minimum size for fish (+20%), as this would remove the danger of mistakenly taking any undersize fish as well as increasing the average size of fish caught (can't think this would be a bad thing!). Also having some species 'blacklisted' which are curretly in trouble, could be continually reviewed based on numbers of sightings the previous season.
How about formally reporting catches (numbers and sizes) as well as rough numbers of fish seen after each dive? This could be recorded and used to monitor any changes/trends in the local area. This information could also prove usefull to other groups.
I think the issue of Wrasse is going to prove a stumbling block. Personally i don't hunt them but have been told they are tasty and know lots of people enjoy eating them and see them as fair game, i suppose only democracy can sort that one out once and for all...
Other things which could be considered:
Max of two fish per species per dive?
Don't fish for the freezer (unless you only get to dive infrequently).
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Good post....presidential candidate, though in wales I will vote for you by proxy if permitted. Wrasse off menu though.
