Comments on: Guam Spearfishing Ban

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:37:00 +0000

Comments like this are what drive wedges in groups of spearfishermen around the world. Try freeshafting an 80lb carbo in 200ft and see how sporty you feel. It would be very easy for me to say how unsporty it would be, like to bait fish that never see divers with chum and flashers only to take a ten foot shot with a five band wood bazooka (with what I’ve seen little regard for shot placement) hooked to a rope and a bouy. Don’t generalize my prefered method and I’ll return the favor and support you. I’ve free dove for years (without leashes) so I’ve been on both sides of the fence. I’ll take deep water freeshafting and wrestling hand to fin any day. I’m sure in the end Hawaii will ban the evil bubble blowers with little opposition form anyone, esspecially freedivers. But remember the next year when they come after you, the ex-bubblers will remember the support that given or not gave…and believe me there is more of them then you..

By: 671 NATIVE

671 NATIVE — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:54:28 +0000

They need to ban spearfishing with dive tanks…..keep in mind as a native of the island. many families rely on survival off fishing. Us Skin divers feel that tanks are more for harvesting. Some consider it CHEATING if you may say. as far as scuba divers feel about people spearfishing. You need to take into considerating that this is our island built on tradition and culture. Keep that in mind and remember just cause you dont like spearfishing it is part of our tradition here on guam minus the tanks. So for all you SKIN DIVERS…..DIVE SAFE……and keep our custom alive.

By: Jessica Rich

Jessica Rich — Sun, 15 May 2011 12:50:51 +0000

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By: Scott Hoyle

Scott Hoyle — Sun, 15 May 2011 11:56:15 +0000

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By: Fisher Catanach

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By: David

David — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:31:49 +0000

Hi Alex,

Thanks for the clarification. I updated the article to reflect that the bill has only been PROPOSED, but not passed, as detailed in the article.

By: Alexander M Kerr

Alexander M Kerr — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:41:51 +0000

Hafa adai from Guam,

Hmm, not sure where you got your information from, but Guam still allows spearfishing, and the forecast is that there will always be spearfishing on Guam.

However, the Guam legislature is considering a ban SCUBA spearfishing, because commercial interests here have used this technique to rapidly deplete local fish stocks. But so far, even SCUBA spearfishing is still legal.

So if youre coming to Guam, you can still bring your speargun!

Cheers,

Alex

By: Josh Lunzaga

Josh Lunzaga — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:09:30 +0000

thank you for this update.. But I do not really get what is the difference of spearfishing from the normal way of fishing..