Not really, just the snail/abalone guys in boats until they figured out I was just killing fish. Now that the hiramasa are in I have to pay more attention to boat traffic since I’m out deeperYou had anyone hassle you yet? Ive been spearing on the sea of japan side when visiting family, police come by now and then and make sure your not abalone diving but dont care about pole spearing. Rules are real gray it seems.