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#1
February 7th, 2008
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Guys,
Where do we stand on this issue? I would like to do this as a hobby and a sport. But I do not want to do it and stress about authorities giving me fines and stuff. I have a couple of Public Relation Officers at work that might be able to pull strings to get to the correct person who makes the decisions. I don't promise anything but we can at least try. But then I need all the relevant info with regards to the fishing laws in the UAE ect. I am sure we can get a team together ensure this sport has a bright future in the UAE as they can use it as a marketing tool for visitors ect. Any help will be appreciated. Gerhard
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#2
February 20th, 2008
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Dear Gerhard,
Whereas spear guns are freely sold in the UAE, spearfishing is banned in its waters. That said, the stipulations of the law, a copy of which is not at my disposal, state that free diving is permitted. Scuba on the other hand is not. Those rules are most strictly followed in Abu-Dhabi, the capital. Other Emirates are more lenient. If caught, the fines are all or any combination of the following: 1. Confiscation of the vessel 2. Confiscation of all diving gear 3. 6 months in jail 4. Dhs.25,000 fine It gets worse if you are caught spearfishing on oil rigs in conserved areas, as what happened to us in Abu-Dhabi, near Daz Island in Ruwais/ Zerco. It was not a nice day. On a live radio show, we once asked the question: Why is spearfishing banned in the UAE? High ranking Govt. officials responded to our questions, but to say the least, their responses were not convincing and they did not have any understanding as to why the rule was in place.. but they had fully mastered the execution part of it. Hence, no matter how long your breath hold is, I wouldn’t hold my breath in the hope of achieving any radical changes, any time in the near future. My mobile number is attached below, for any queries you may have. Regards, Ashraf 050-2082582
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#3
February 20th, 2008
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Thank you.
Now I will make sure NOT to do any spearfishing in the UAE Gerhard
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#4
February 20th, 2008
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The above is the WORST case scenario..
Spearfish.. No issues really.. Just avoid Abu-Dhabi.. I might head down to Dibba/ Oman this weekend- Friday.. You're welcome to join.. Ps: But be warned again.. Oman is worse than AD.. The Omani Coast-Guards are very fond of both moving and stationary objects.. They're trigger-happy all the time.. But if we are lucky, they'll apply all or any of the AD rules above to us.. 
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#5
February 20th, 2008
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hey guys i have already posted the legislation on another thread. it says that spearfiishing is not allowed on SCUBA and also has to be done at least 2kms off shore.
check it out in the other spearfishing in the UAE thread.
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#6
April 19th, 2008
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spearfishing is allowed in dubai, but under certain regulations.
dubai rules: -not allowed in the palm island, the world or any other island of dubai waters -it is allowed in wreks -it all boils down to wasta and how much they pretend to care when they stop you. this weekend we got stopped spearing the world and they just told us to spear the outerwall and not the inside... maybe next week we can manage to get the boat confiscated, who knows
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#7
April 20th, 2008
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Wasta.... what a great word, and since I have moved to Abu Dhabi i have discovered that without wasta you can get f-all!
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Stevie once said he thought of you travelling the world on a tide... beautiful thought. Miss you sx
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#8
April 20th, 2008
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#9
April 28th, 2008
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Gerhard
You should Have A Connections To Spearfishin In Protected Waters. Mowgli...As You Said Dibba And Khorfakan And Oman Have A Nice Fishing Spot And EveryBody Go There This Week I'm Going To Dibba And We Stay There for 3 or 4 days...In The Morning We Head To Khasab And Masandam For Spearfishing And its All Good And You Are Welcome
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June 14th, 2008
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Stevie once said he thought of you travelling the world on a tide... beautiful thought. Miss you sx
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#12
June 15th, 2008
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"Wasta is an Arabic term that can best be translated into English as "clout, connections, influence, or 'pull'" Sounds like the spearfishing rules might have been produced by a local SCUBA school with wasta .
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Re: Spearfishing legislation in UAE
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#13
June 18th, 2008
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Palm Jumeirah dive site.. check out this link its about the spearfishing area near the palm jummeirah.
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#14
June 18th, 2008
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The World's first man-made snorkeling lagoon - Dubai by Sara-Lise Haith on DeeperBlue.net - Fanatical About FreeDiving, Scuba Diving, Spearfishing & Technical Diving
ah ok, now i know what you mean. i didnt think they were going to allow spearfishiing though.
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Stevie once said he thought of you travelling the world on a tide... beautiful thought. Miss you sx
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#15
June 18th, 2008
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2km off shore!! Thats a hell of a surface swim for me.
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