peterbkk:
Does anyone else think that it is inappropriate for a major scuba equipment manufacturer to be condoning the unfair slaughter of a unique form of marine life?
http://www.zeagle.com/index.php?src=news&submenu=News&prid=20
I dont know if the Warsaw Grouper is abundant or threatened. I suspect that the divers who shot them don't know either and most certainly don't care.
I can not understand why anyone would go to that much touble to visit a unique underwater environment to murder the creatures that live there. I can not even understand the argument that hunting these fish on scuba is a sport. It is too easy- swim up to the fish and shoot with spear... Where is the sport? Where is the challenge?
But, I come back to the question that most troubles me. Why would Zeagle risk damaging their reputation by openly condoning and supporting these kind of people who get their kicks from kiling innocent creatures that can not fight back. Is there a risk that more conservation-minded divers might boycott their equipment?
Regards
Peter
From dictionary.com -
murder - the unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with malice
slaughter - killing of animals for food
Peter,
Your use of the word murder is off base.
Slaughter, well, if you want to eat an animal you usually have to kill it, or at least catch it before you eat it. I have eaten a few animals that were not slaughtered.
In Korea, I have eaten live octopus . It is removed fresh from the tank and cut into pieces with scissors before serving the squirming pieces on a dish with spicy sauce.
I have eaten live shrimp, served two shrimp on a toothpick. If there is only one on a toothpick, it jumps around. Two on one toothpick can't jump.
I have eaten live flounder, the meat is removed from the side of the fish, sliced and placed back on the fish for serving. The fish is still alive, and is eaten while its mouth continues to open and close.
Every point you make in your post is off base and sounds like nothing less than
PETA promoting propaganda.
Each time you go on a boat you kill innocent creatures that can not fight back.
Plankton, jellyfish, fish eggs, and other unique forms of sea life are destroyed by the boat propulsion system, as if they were in a blender.
If you really want to protect the ocean, you should stay out of it.
). Or is just the killing of "pressumed" endangered species? 
