Hello from New York City!

[Andrey moisey]

Greetings,
I am a college student in NYC who loves photography, surfing and of course freediving. Im looking to get into spearfishing. Mostly Dive in the dominican republic but want to dive in NYC as well but conditions suck

 

[BatRay]

Greetings, and welcome to Deeperblue. There's a wealth of information on this forum, so feel free to look around and ask questions. How often to you get to dive?

 

[Andrey moisey]

I dive in the summer, and everyday of my winter vacation somewhere tropical but that's only 2 weeks. I am a competitive swimmer so I do get a lot of practice and pool time 4-5 days a week.
Concerning spearfishing, I don't know how to start in terms of what fish to catch.

 

[BatRay]

At least you get some water time. Regarding fish, it depends on where you're spearfishing. Each area usually has rules and regulations.

 

[Andrey moisey]

Im curious about whats safe to eat and what to avoid, in the Caribbean, mostly Dominican republic, where could I find that?

 

[Stephan Whelan]

Welcome t DB @Andrey moisey

I don't know of any specific threads off the top of my head but the forums have a search function if there's something specific you'd like to look for. Otherwise, feel free to browse, ask questions, and check out the International Buddy and Trip Reports sub-forum if you're looking for someone in your area.

See you around the forums!

 

[clement]

Im curious about whats safe to eat and what to avoid, in the Caribbean, mostly Dominican republic, where could I find that?

In DR most of the fish are good to eat, personaly just avoid to eat barracuda and big amberjack, particulary in south of island, but main of the fish are good to eat here, prefer to buy fish directly from fisherman, and avoid fish market, you wont be sick because of ciguatera but because of the fish is not fresh, they don't manage well the cold chain here, it is a pity, get your own fish much better!