Spearfishermans Oath

"I kill what I eat. I eat what I kill."

If you think it is wrong for an individual to use a speargun to take fish from the ocean for the purpose of consumption with zero negative impact to the environment, while in full compliance with state and federal game laws, please review the following scientifically proven and indisputable facts.

Fact #1:

True spear fishermen and spear fisherwomen take only fish that they eat.

Fact #2:

Prior to killing a targeted fish, the spear fisherman or spear fisherwoman will first review the following prior to taking the shot:

  1. Will this fish be eaten?
  2. Is this specie of fish legal to harvest?
  3. Does this fish meet the required legal size?
  4. Can this fish be harvested without harming any non targeted wildlife?

If the spear fisherman or spear fisherwoman cannot answer “YES” to all of the above listed questions, the fish is not taken.

Fact #3:

There is zero “BY CATCH” when using a speargun to obtain fish. “BY CATCH” is a term used by biologists and conservation organizations to describe the accidental killing of non targeted species such as other fish, sea turtles and dolphins, ect. For example, the netting of tuna often captures and kills other marine species such as turtles and dolphins in the process.

Additionally, the practice of “LONGLINING” is equally harmful because, again, non targeted species are indiscriminately caught and killed.

Fact #4:

The only time a fish is killed by a spear fisherman and is not eaten is when the fish killed has been determined by federal authorities as a threat to the environment such as non native species, causing environmental destruction to native fish populations. In this case, federal authorities, acting on scientific data provided by expert biologist, often call on spear fishermen and women to help eliminate the destructive, non native fish in an effort to save the natural aquatic eco system. The selective elimination of these fish can only be done by using a speargun to ensure that native fish as well as turtles, dolphin and other aquatic mammals and plant life are not harmed in the process.

If, having read the aforementioned proven facts and you still believes that spearfishing is wrong, then we want to hear from you.

Please complete the following questionnaire.

Sex:

  •  male
  •  female
  •  I don't know because I have been hugging a tree for so long, the squirrels have gnawed off my genitalia.

Age:

  •  Old enough to know that decisions should be based on scientific facts and not emotions.
  •  Not old enough to know that decisions should be based on scientific facts and not emotions.

Name:

About You: (Please choose the one that best describes you.)

  •  I base my thoughts purely on emotions, void of any scientific facts.
  •  I think killing fish is wrong, however, my cat eats tuna fish caught in nets which indiscriminately kill dolphins.
  •  I think killing fish is wrong but it is O.K. to order fish from a restaurant because the fish was already dead.
  •  I think killing animals is wrong but it is O.K. to eat meat as long as it came from a cow that was already dead.
  •  I think killing animals is wrong but it is O.K. to wear leather tennis shoes because I did not kill the animal.

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