I shot a fairly large marlin a couple of years back and had it smoked. It tasted great and the entire fish was eaten. I'll let the next one pass but put me back in that situation and I'd take the shot again.
As long as the fish is put to use (as I assume this one was) and sustainable numbers are taken I have no problem with it at all. We all have a share in the world's oceans so the only time we can preach at people is if they are taking more than their share or using destructive methods to do so. If a spearo wants to take one marlin it's hardly right to criticise him, especially if you've ever bought trawler-caught fish....
Deep freediving is somewhat reckless too, and many of us (including you, presumably, Trux), still do it for the challenge or the glory or the fascination, despite the fact that if we die or are injured while doing it our friends and family will suffer. I really do get tired of the pretentious political correctness that inevitably gets spouted in the wake of catches like this. People don't care about small, ugly fish, but when something big and beautiful gets killed suddenly alarm bells go off all over the show. An easy target for a bit of holier-than-thou, methinks. This last bit is not directed at you, Trux, but at the hysterical greenies that inevitably come out of the woodwork on such occasions. I agree that slaughtering fish purely for the sake of a photo isn't the way to go, mainly because it fosters a reckless attitude towards the resource.
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