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That's just how the world is. Not everyone really cares or knows about certain things. It sucks that
it happened but at least maybe if this story blows up enough it can be an example to other
I sent this story idea to CNN, Fox News, and BBC news. I hope one of them will cover it.
@Capt Nemo - that is true. I wonder if there are any efforts being made to actually protect the eggs?
I don't think the focus should really be to blame the Dylan guy for anything, he may have not even known
what it is that he was doing, I think it's just important to get the message around so people actually realize
that octopi are more delicate and if you come across a female you certainly shouldn't kill it.
I don't think there will be much left if there wasn't already something put in place to protect the eggs. I'm sure
there are a lot of fish around that area and eggs probably look good to them.
@Kanti, unfortunately Dylan and his mate where aware that it was female and that she was protecting her eggs.
Welp, the story's hit the Seattle Times :
http://seattletimes.com/html/fieldno...uld_it_be.html
If you have a spare 2 hours you can read the thread from our local dive community, http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19454
I am Linedog on that forum also, thank you for spreading the word. Our final goal is to establish no underwater take zones, the surface fishermen can carry on, but as far as divers are concerned, no hunting in established recreational dive sites. Once again, thank you for your time.
Linedog
Looks like msnbc also carried it. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49663940
Reading on the linked forum, it appears he bent his butt and had to spend 8 hours in deco! At a nice $5-10K per ride! Awwwww!
And he had nothing left to kill the octo with as both he and his buddy lost their knives in the fight.
:lol:
There are just no words to describe my anger and frustration right now. Shoving fireworks into a snake's throat?! Shooting many rabbits to test a gun?! Destroying one of the most beautiful creatures of the deep?!?! Hunting and killing in that diving area shouldn't be allowed whatsoever. In fact, screw all those designated hunting ranges and shooting circuses! How can we call ourselves humans- plus bestowing many other "glorious" names- when some of us can do things that are so cruel and inhuman? He has no respect or a touch of sympathy for any living creature except for his rotten self. Sorry for my rant, but things like this can take such a hard toll on a person like me. I'm out. :mad:
Just an update, this whole event now has lawyers involved, so we all know what that means. People are clamming up, lawyers are looking to see who they can squeeze the most money out of and the thread has been locked. For your own safety and the safety of the pod, I would suggest that this thread be locked or at least let it die away.
Thanks,
Linedog.
o.o Is this the same guy? http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/...parks+outrage/ The name is a little different though, but that may be from misinformation.
Yeah it's the same guy, his mum has the right last name. I'm familiar with the photos
:< Ohh I see. That's unfortunate. I was actually on yahoo a few minutes ago and happened to see it, then I remembered there was a thread talking about something like this here.
As a Washingtonian - I'm really sad!
This is terrible. He should get a hefty fine. Isn't hunting illegal in Marine protected areas?
Edit: I see that this is not an MPA... Well I hope it becomes one, before any other marine life is killed and extracted from the sea for an "art project".
I was reading just the other day that he and his family and getting threats on there lives and he has been banned from dive shops all over the place for what he has done.
Some people should have never been born.
Thats messed up.this happens way too often everywhere. Im glad it has been reported.
I think he his just an unresponsible teenager. How many teen guys do you know that care about protected animals? Not very many. What he did was wrong because it was a protected spieces. But I don't think he should go to prison. He should be slapped with a fine. I don't have anything against people hunting.... as long as the animals are not dieing out.
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Is he really a teenager? I thought he was an adult, dang... :(