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Spearfishing may be done using free-diving, snorkelling, or scuba diving techniques, but spearfishing while using scuba equipment is illegal in some countries. The use of mechanically powered spearguns is also outlawed in some countries and jurisdictions such as New Zealand .
spearfishing at night or with SCUBA, as well as 'industrial' spearfishing, use of stainless steel hooks or traps; commercial and recreational use of gill nets and traps with high incidental kill, and; deliberate (and sometimes illegal) destruction of marine life perceived as “getting in the way” of fishing operations.
Spearfishing while using scuba equipment is illegal in some countries. The use of mechanically powered spearguns [clarification needed] is also outlawed in some countries and jurisdictions. [citation needed] Spearfishing is highly selective, normally uses no bait and has limited by-catch.
It may come as a surprise, but all of these things are legal in the U.S., at least in some parts. The post 18 Things You Think Are Illegal but Aren’t appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights By MELINA WALLING and JOHN LOCHER Associated Press HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — On a twilight so calm the red and white pines are reflected in the waters of northern Wisconsin's Chippewa Flowage, John Baker plans to go spearfishing — a traditional Ojibwe ...
In this week's First Nations Wisconsin newsletter, we look at how spearfishing is at the heart of the issue of Indigenous sovereignty in Wisconsin.
In some parts of the world, in order to limit the catch, the Hawaiian sling is the only type of spearfishing gear permissible. [4] Hawaiian slings are especially popular among divers who want a more challenging hunt, or those operating in areas where triggered spearguns are banned, such as the Bahamas, Okinawa, Japan and the Netherlands.
The Pa. Fish and Boat Commission has cited 258 people for fishing illegally for steelhead trout, but the number cited may only be tip of the iceberg.