what is the least destructive mode of fishing?

[Diver Dennis]

It depends on the parameters you set to describe "least destructive". Sport, or hook and line fishing, based on the amount of money pumped into local economies per fish caught, at least here in Canada and I suspect in most other counties is by far the least destructive.
That said, as a diver I see and bring up pockets full of mono on a regular basis. 100lb. test, used in tropical waters, can do a lot of damage to reefs. As far as physical destruction, spearfishing would win as long as the divers we not "reef walkers".

 

[oscar_2424]

what is the least destructive mode of fishing?

a. muro ami style fishing
b. drag net fishing
c. hook and line fishing
d. spear fishing
e. drift net fishing
f. cyanide fishing
g. dynamite fishing

SPEAR FISHING

 

[Boogie711]

Halle...fricken..lujah. Do we have a PRO aquaculture advocate here? Charlie, you are welcome to come and dive off my boat anytime. All day, all week. Sea farming will feed our grandchildren's grandchildren's grandchildren's grandchildren. There is no other media plentiful enough once we have 20 billion people on the world.
But back to the topic. Spearfishing. Except for the fact that I burn about 25 gallons of gas getting to the good sites for 25 lbs of fish. I can run 4 acres worth of aerators with 70,000 lbs of shrimp on that much fuel.

You might be interested in knowing that I'm the published author of Framing the Fish Farmers on "the Impact of Activists on Media and Public Opinion about the Aquaculture Industry..."

I've been the guest speaker at a number of Aquaculture related conferences and events. I believe Aquaculture has huge potential, but the industry is going to have to smarten up when it comes to their communication tactics if they ever want to be a genuine player...