Category Archives: Spearfishing

Walt Stearn has posted an article on www.wetpixel.com where he talks about endangered goliath groupers being speared and killed in Florida waters. He has posted some photos and also says that there is a highly disturbing trend being witnessed in … | READ MORE… →

From the Caymanian Compass: A local Caymanian fisherman, Mr. McPherson ‘Dorson’ Wright recently landed an extraordinary fish. He was fishing in approximately 1,400 feet of water off the South Coast of Grand Cayman, and his attention was drawn to an … | READ MORE… →

A Southern Right whale measuring 10 metres became entangled a huge lobster trap, off the coast of Cape Town in False Bay. Rescuers battled to avoid the thrashing tail while attempting cut the whale free from some 600 metres of … | READ MORE… →

The Wildlife Trust is calling for various coastline sites of the UK to be protected as marine reserves. The Menai Strait between Anglesey and Gwynedd and Skomer Island off Pembrokeshire are two areas they say could benefit as fully protected … | READ MORE… →

Flagler Beach, Florida – A casual fisherman casting from a popular Florida beach has caught and landed a 12-foot, 550 lb. hammerhead shark, further assuaging concerns that inshore populations of the great fish are thin. Details and images here.

Dimitris Vassilakis, avid spearfisher and freediver, and international judge for AIDA died recently during a spearfishing trip. His funeral was on 9th September and he was accompanied by hundreds of relatives and friends. He was buried with his speargun in … | READ MORE… →

From National Geographic News: July 31, 2007—Even as overfishing has slashed many shark populations by as much as half, some fishers continue to hunt sharks for sport—and to catch the largest trophy. In Maine, however, a group of conservation-minded sport … | READ MORE… →

In September 2006, DeeperBlue.net reported that a SpearFisher was found dead off the the Florida Keys in the US, apparently beaten by a Grouper. It seems this SpearFisher has earned himself a nomination in the 2006 Darwin Awards.

Riffe International has now added a 75cm length to its reletivily new line of low profile euro guns bringing the selection up to five different sizes for divers to chose from. Demand for the new Riffe Euro guns has fueled  Jay Riffe to … | READ MORE… →

On Saturday 9th August 206, a SpearFisher was found dead off the Florida Keys in the US. It seems that after spearing a Goliath Grouper (a protected species) the victim was dragged to the bottom of the ocean by the … | READ MORE… →