[cdavis]

Hi Lolo,

Good story, I loved it!

Treasure those memories for the rest of your life. I've been in places like that and it can be truly wonderful, superb fish, the adrenaline rush of great and frequent hunting, wonderful environment, respect of the locals, some of whom are very good divers and watermen, just tremendous. It doesn't get much better than that, so appreciate your good fortune.

Only one problem and you are, unfortunately and unintentionally, a big part of it. Tropical reef fish populations won't stand much fishing preasure. Sad, but undeniable. Often the locals are relativelly few and don't have very good gear or technical knowledge, so there seem to be plenty of fish around. You (or me) show up with good gear and good knowledge and score some big catches. Soon the locals catch on, more of everybody all the time, and pretty soon, very few fish. To make a living, the locals go to more efficient gear, like fish traps. Pretty soon, no fish. Then a bunch of laws get passed eliminating spearing by foreigners because people remember and blame us (with only some justice).

The moral of the story is just shoot dinner. I know it is hard to resist loading the boat (boy, do I know!), but please keep it down.

Enjoy your island

Connor