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I used to do some scuba diving for lobsters and to be honest , I can't think of a more difficult way to try to catch a striper! Divers using spearguns is OK with me. The arguments that they have heard people break the laws because the divers can't be seen is no different than all the breaking of the law that goes on by rod and reel guys in the dark of night.
For recs to try to exclude everyone else just makes us look like we are selfish. Its one thing to be against commercial fishing but it gives us a bad rep as selfish if we don't want Recs using other techniques to be able to fish.
The argument about the divers grabbing a spot where others want to fish is legitimate though. 10 boats can fish an area but 1 diver and 9 boats can't without risk of killing the diver. There should be some sort of rules to govern that aspect of spear fishing.
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