spearfishing using scuba

[gonetobaja]

Scuba spearfishing is illegal in Mexico.

 

[crusty]

Spearing on Scuba/hooka is leagle in Western Australia for now but there is a big push to have in banned and and will only be leagle for breath hold divers.
Plus they a locking up allot of the coast in Marine Parks where you cant fish at all , then in the areas where you can fish they have banned spearfishing ( Most of Ningallo Reef ) i dont know what the thought process behind it was when line fishermen kill more fish and CAN NOT choose the fish they want to catch
Spearing on Scuba/hooka takes the Sport out of it breath hold is much more of a challange at thats the way it should be, and will be in West Aus
I think you can also use scuba in Victoria but it banned in the rest of Australia.
Make the most of it now they way those Greeny Wankers are going Spearfishing in Australia will proberly be banned alltogether in 20 years time

Hold your breath

Crusty

 

[DeepThought]

Are there any regulation in the UK or all is fair and squre?
Michael: 1) ìà ðìàä ëàï àú äçáøä áãéåï òì öìéìä òí îéëìéí - àðé òåùä àú æä áúôåæ a 2) as far as I know it's ilegal in Australia but legal in its semi neigbor Tasmania.

1) as you see from crusty's post, it's not ilegal all over oz, so we where both kinda right (or wrong).
2) àúä éëåì ìùìåç ìé àú ä÷éùåø, àðé ñ÷øï ìãòú îä äåìê ùí...

 

[yoavbz]

Old Man Dave: I couldn't agree more.

 

[Shadowkiller]

2) as far as I know it's ilegal in Australia but legal in its semi neigbor Tasmania.

Tasmania is an Australian State.

Scuba spearing is banned in NSW, QLD and the ACT ( rofl ), but legal in WA, VIC and TAS. Not sure on the NT, their fisheries website looks like it was done by a stoner... :ban

 

[yoavbz]

shadow: thanks, could you link me to the sites?

 

[rigdvr]

... but there is a big push to have in banned and and will only be leagle for breath hold divers.

breath hold is much more of a challange at thats the way it should be, and will be in West Aus

Hold your breath

Crusty

Did you ever stop to think that by banning one form of spearing you are opening the door for legeslation to ban all of it? After all a precedent is being set and my friend, it seems you are on the wrong team. A greedy freediver can do as much, if not more damage than a scuba diver. Just food for thought.

 

[Silent Assassin]

Quite an interesting debate, in fairness we should all do what we want as long as we don't start killing each other what the hell. But----- what we dont need is poor quality information from people who just don't like what we do and make up "laws" that dont exist just to enforce their opinion on others--make your own mind up.. on a lighter note check this link out--hilarious.

http://www.3dweb.no/galleri/stuestolbm/bilder/anim1.swf

 

[anton]

All forms legal in Qatar (for now), at least for personal use (reselling/commerical follows other rules). Illegal on scuba in the United Arab Emirates, Illegal altogether (but tolerated) in Oman.

 

[Shadowkiller]

shadow: thanks, could you link me to the sites?

Here ya are...

http://www.fisheries.nt.gov.au/ Northern Territory

http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/ Queensland

http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenfaq.nsf/0/335C925D9FBADC10CA256E68007F3A2C?open Victoria

http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/ThemeNodes/DREN-4VH86L?open Tasmania

http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/dhtml/ss/section.php?sectID=7&tempID=16&force=1 South Australia

http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/ Western Australia

edit: The NT websites been zooshed (sp?), and yes, Scuba spearing is illegal.

 

[gert]

if you need to use a bottle to shoot fish then maybe try another sprot anyway it makes to much noise so fish are frighted off

 

[JPPLAY]

if you need to use a bottle to shoot fish then maybe try another sprot anyway it makes to much noise so fish are frighted off

Gert I don't use scuba but how about the oil rig spearos? Doing the deep dives in a very short amount of time dealing with getting wrapped up by the lines on the legs and then dealing with sharks if they have to leave the fish tied to the leg. They are enjoying the sport they aren't doing the damage of commercials fishers so why attack them?
Remember if they are having a good time, doing it legally and not hurting anything or anyone then why go after them. As you say all the bubbles would scare away the fish so I would think that it would be harder to get the fish in range.

 

[rigdvr]

Gert, I suggest you do a search on this subject and since you are new to the forum I will cut you some slack. This topic has been covered so many times its rediculous. I would encourage others not to reply to this as it has nothing to do with the intent of the thread...that and Gert knows all the answers anyway so why argue?

 

[Erik]

if you need to use a bottle to shoot fish then maybe try another sprot anyway it makes to much noise so fish are frighted off

TROLL!! rofl
Erik Y.

 

[Bill McIntyre]

I should know better than to get into the middle of a scuba vs. freedive fight, but then why start being smart at this late age?

I'd like to offer just a bit of food for thought to those who say its not sporting to shoot fish on scuba. That may be true for some species of fish in some places, but it isn't true in Southern California.

Our most sought-after fish, the white sea bass, is very sensitive to noise. It will often bolt at the sound of ears being equalized or a stray bubble getting out of your wetsuit. Most divers make a warmup dive specifically to loosen cuffs and hood and let all the air out of the suit before beginning to hunt. Bubbles from scuba will almost guarantee you will never see a fish. Ergo, it is much more sporting to use scuba.

Our second most desirable fish, yellowtail, is only slightly more approachable using scuba.

I, for one, am shameless, and continue to try to sneak up on both species while freediving instead of giving them fair warning.