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2 more divers dead on 2nd day of lobster mini-season
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And where was this "talk" about stopping mini-season? like actually talk among law makers, or just a few guys having beers talking about ending mini-season?
If they really cared about protecting people from injury in Florida... How about outlawing cell phones while people are driving (boats or cars) - how about making people get a boating license? - so they actually learn that dive flags are not slalom poles?
There are so many ways to protect people from getting killed. Ending mini-season surely isn't the answer to that.
If they really cared about protecting people from injury in Florida... How about outlawing cell phones while people are driving (boats or cars) - how about making people get a boating license? - so they actually learn that dive flags are not slalom poles?
There are so many ways to protect people from getting killed. Ending mini-season surely isn't the answer to that.
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No, a couple of articles in the local papers and comments from some officials
What part of FL are you in? I didn't hear anything like that in FLL.deeper thoughts:
Howarde is absolutely right. For years I have been arguing for Boaters to be required to have a license as well as for programs to raise dive flag awareness. Every boat ramp and marina in Florida should have posters informing boaters of the regulations regarding dive flags. Mini season makes things worse because divers seem to think it is o.k. to drop in on other divers. I always free dive on mini season making me more of a target and a year doesn't go by when some idiot doesn't get his boat within ten feet of me thinking it is o.k. because he is diving too. It's a big ocean folks, if someone beats you to your spot move on to another, dive flag regulations apply to ALL boaters.
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The calls to put an end to mini-season for recreational divers have been led by commercial lobstermen who blame divers for the steady decline in lobster numbers.
They never mention that diver take less than 1% of all lobster in this state.
They never mention that diver take less than 1% of all lobster in this state.
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This happens every year out there doesn't it? Usually poorly trained and/or equipted divers...?
Oh yeah, this is an annual horrorshow.
In fact, its predictability is part of what the grumbling from lawmakers is all about...
In fact, its predictability is part of what the grumbling from lawmakers is all about...
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Basiclly the mini season sounds a lot like Deer season in the midwest, every year there are idiots who sit behind a desk all year, gain wieght, never exercise, then on the opening of deer season they are out there walking miles and miles with a gun, and the excitment of hunting and amazingly a few die of heartattacks every year. Same kind of thing it seems to me.
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