Mitsuki Hara is hiding amid the undulating kelp forests 30 feet below the surface of the ocean. In her arms is a 4-foot-6-inch speargun — almost as tall as she is — that she’s training on white sea ...

Western Australia's Fisheries Minister will not ban spearfishing at popular beaches around Margaret River but has described the behaviour of people who left a speared blue groper on the beach as "not ...

On reefs home to bull sharks, deadly stingers and the odd saltwater crocodile, spearfishers duck dive to the ocean floor with seemingly no fear. Zachary Schmidt was hooked from the very start. "I just ...

Less than three minutes after descending to the shipwreck in 80 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico, Tristen Jernigan spotted a huge school of amberjack. The biggest fish in that school, a 115- ...

If there’s a more difficult way to catch open-ocean, fast-moving fish than with a speargun, nobody knows what it is. Known as blue-water hunting, it takes place miles offshore, where the ocean is deep ...

A spearfisherman in Florida recounted how he survived a lightning-fast shark attack thanks to a friend who confronted the ocean predator. Jose Abreu, 37, told WSVN-TV that he was spearfishing near a ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida fisherman is sharing his story days after he became the target of an apex predator while spearfishing off the Gulf Coast. Spearfishing is something Chance Armand ...

Dec. 20—The regulations for darkhouse spearfishing remain unchanged this season, but starting next year the requirement for online registration will be removed. Greg Power, fisheries chief with the ...

Tribal and state officials are warning against harassment of spearfishers as the Indigenous harvest season starts in northern Wisconsin. “Tribal members have the right to hunt, fish and gather in the ...

LANSING, MI — Michigan game regulators have voted to greatly expand where divers can spear popular fish in the Great Lakes. On Thursday, Nov. 6, the state Natural Resources Commission unanimously ...

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When Kenneth Breidinger learned that Western Montana had opened the door to more spearfishing opportunities, his first thought was, “This is something I’m going to try too.” Despite working as a state ...