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Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler
I cant see it happening. There is talk about increasing the size and decreasing the limit on fish, then they want to open it up to spearfishing. I dont have a problem with spearfishing but i think that if we want to protect the stock we should not be adding another method of harvest. Let them try to "Fish" at night around Chatham.
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I'm suprised at the resistance, although in disclosyure I do spearfish, which I consider to be much more environmentally friendly than hook and line (which I also enjoy). There's no bycatch in spearfishing, no released fish that will die. Also, I can avoid hurting spawning female size fish, and only harvest smaller guys. I have to believethe impact on fish stocks is way less significant for spearfishing.
Also, not many people do it. It's a lot harder.