FYI: It is illegal to spearfish for Goliath Grouper
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FYI: It is illegal to spearfish for Goliath Grouper
Check this out:
http://underwaterflorida.homestead.c...shingnews.html
This story has been around two months.
So? What is your point?
Has it been posted here anywhere before? No!
Ace - cool your jets please :) ;)
h2odragon1 - even though that story has been around for a couple of months, there are some people on here (me included) that haven't seen that story before and will/might be interested to read it.
I always wondered if that was possible.
Should divers carry a knife just for such a case?
What happened to the fish? Was it an endangered species?
Actually, it has been around for a bit longer than two months, and yes it has been posted and discussed elsewhere on the internet (other dive related forums and groups) with all of the expected fallout you would expect this type of story to generate.
BUT, was it posted on www.scubamagazine.net anywhere before this?
The answer is no, so when I found it I posted it. I found it interesting and I am sure others will as well. I know I personally don't use other scuba forums much, just this one and I am sure I am not alone.
Ace I'm backing you! First time I read this article.
I would also like to know if this is an endangered species and did the fish survive?
Thanks
Thanks for the post Ace, interesting reading.. and re being two month old news; remember, this is a global site, news doesn't travel that fast across borders or waters, sharing stories keeps us all informed. Better to hear twice then not at all.
With regards to the status, IUCN still lists this species as critically endangered, this was reassessed in 2006
http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/7857/summ
Regardless of the status of the species, still a sad loss of life for the unfortunate diver and his family.