I've been happily spearing on the South boundary of a voluntary marine nature reserve for about 3 years now without any problem.
It now seems as though a large new area is to become a 'voluntary' reserve which allows shore angling and non commercial boat fishing but strictly no spearfishing. It doesn't really make sense to me to ban a totally selective form of fishing but allow other types of angling that are un selective and can kill/maim juvenile fish accidentally?
Is this happening else where in the UK and if it is voluntary do I just ignore it which I suppose is going to give spearing a bad rep or just give up spearing?
Thoughts?
It now seems as though a large new area is to become a 'voluntary' reserve which allows shore angling and non commercial boat fishing but strictly no spearfishing. It doesn't really make sense to me to ban a totally selective form of fishing but allow other types of angling that are un selective and can kill/maim juvenile fish accidentally?
Is this happening else where in the UK and if it is voluntary do I just ignore it which I suppose is going to give spearing a bad rep or just give up spearing?
Thoughts?