Stop Trophy Hunting
Dear Editor,
I’m glad your magazine is so vocal in denouncing the shooting of black sea bass. It’s disheartening that some divers are trying to kill them. In your August News Briefs, however, it was implied that killing such fish is wrong, simply because they can reach seven feet and a quarter ton and because they are endangered. Hey, I agree! But shouldn’t we then, as the diving community, start being more active in discouraging trophy shooting of marlin and tuna and sharks? I know this practice is popular among some divers who have access to power boats and enormous guns, and I know this because they like to brag and post pictures of their trophies on the internet. It seems that some of these hunters also won’t hesitate to kill large sharks in defense of their subdued trophies and then post photos of them on the internet as well. There needs to be a respected limit to the degree of killing done by sport divers because we have to be careful with our remaining natural resources and wonders.

I look forward to your next issue.

Sincerely,
Alastair Bland, San Francisco

CDN Provides Great Info
Sir,
For the past several years, your fine diving magazine has been sent free of charge to the Colorado River Dive Club, located in Parker, AZ. In that several members dive 2-3 times a year at the Channel Islands, we have found your magazine to be instrumental in providing information on dive sites, fish in the area, and the gear that we are using/thinking of buying. We have also provided copies of your magazine to our local schools, and to new divers, who have taken their training here in Parker.

We greatly appreciate your magazine and the information it offers. Unfortunately, as of this month, the Colorado River Dive Club will be disbanding. I guess like most good things, they eventually come to an end. As for me, I am enclosing a subscription for the next year. We want to thank you once again for all the great information you have provided us with over the past years, and want to wish you and your staff the best of luck in the upcoming years!

Sincerely,
G. W. Bachmann
Parker, AZ

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