What are the rules/laws that upset people? I've dived in Queensland numerous times and never came across anything that was outrageous. Yes, the day boat diving is follow-the-leader PADI-style holiday diving aimed at the lowest common denominator, but I've experienced that all over the world.
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tarponchik
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The article you quoted is an opinion piece. There is no scientific data to support that claim. I fed bread crumps to rosy barbs and guppies in my fish tank when I ran out of flakes sometimes and saw no adverse effects.Bread crumbs are not good for fish.
Why you shouldn't feed bread to fish - Ocean Crusaders
One of my pet hates in the Whitsundays is seeing people feed bread to the fish. I see it all the time, particularly at Manta Ray Bay, Luncheon Bay and… Read More »Why you shouldn’t feed bread to fishoceancrusaders.org
Then again, you missed my point: if you dump gazillions of untreated sewage into the ocean, your ban on feeding fish is pathetic.
stiebs
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There are not any national laws that control diving in Australia. Like anywhere else in the world, the diving industry in Australia is largely self governing, with some additional OH&S requirements added in under the tourism umbrella.
If you are going to mention Australia's "different" national laws , please be specific and provide references.
By and large operators across Australia are top notch, but there are always bad eggs or just bad circumstantial experiences. One thing that is certainly not in Australia's favour when compared to diving in the likes of Indonesia, Mexico etc, is that Australia is a first world country where employees expect to be paid first world wages. So yes, you are more likely to come across those younger DMs with less diving experience as they are there for the lifestyle experience, not career DMs.
stiebs
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You definitely seem to have something against Australia. Maybe you aren't the best person to offer advice on diving here.
Especially on the Great Barrier Reef, any guidelines and regulations are established by the GBR Marine Park Authority, which is an independent government agency and doesn't have anything jurisdiction over pretty much any other government agency in Australia.
Again, no different to any other government. There are hundreds of examples across the globe of different agencies operating under the same government that operate independently. Take a look within your own borders
If you feel like the feeding foreign processed food to marine life is in the best best interests of ecological balance, I'm more than happy for you to maintain your view of the GBR and stay away.
Thanks for your input.
tarponchik
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Looks like we have a patriot here? Dude, I am so sorry I've hurt your feelings.You definitely seem to have something against Australia. Maybe you aren't the best person to offer advice on diving here.
Especially on the Great Barrier Reef, any guidelines and regulations are established by the GBR Marine Park Authority, which is an independent government agency and doesn't have anything jurisdiction over pretty much any other government agency in Australia.
Again, no different to any other government. There are hundreds of examples across the globe of different agencies operating under the same government that operate independently. Take a look within your own borders
If you feel like the feeding foreign processed food to marine life is in the best best interests of ecological balance, I'm more than happy for you to maintain your view of the GBR and stay away.
Thanks for your input.
So you are saying that feeding bread crumps to a bunch of Sergeants that hang around the boat will affect the eco balance while dumping 1,350 megatons of raw sewage and harvesting 170,000 tons of fish and lobster annually do not? Do you even know what the word "balance" means?
Dumping raw sewage in to the ocean and over-harvesting marine life is very bad. Feeding fish might be bad for them or it might not be and is nowhere near as bad as the aforementioned transgressions, but is feeding fish bread crumbs that important to you?
tarponchik
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Russjstewart
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No argument from me about dumping raw sewerage being bad, which is why I didn’t eel the need to comment on it. I would be interested in what r scientific data you have that says feeding bread crumbs to fish is not bad for them
tarponchik
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Since they eat this, it is OK until proved otherwise.
stiebs
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Since humans eat McDonalds burgers and consume copious amounts of soft drink, it must be OK.
Frontiers | To Feed or Not to Feed? Coral Reef Fish Responses to Artificial Feeding and Stakeholder Perceptions in the Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands
Feeding wild animals is a regular habit in ecotourism worldwide with poorly known consequences for ecosystem functioning. This study investigates how effecti...
www.frontiersin.org
Bread feeding was shown to decrease taxonomical diversity in areas where controlled bread feeding occurred, Attracting more of the limited number of species that ate it. Those species then stayed more local to the area to continue natural feeding, driving away other species.
Add that to the fact that fish are not naturally exposed to gluten, they can't actually digest and process it.
Leave nothing but bubbles, take nothing but pictures. Especially in a marine sanctuary and/or national park.
Control things that are in your control, do your bit when you can.
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