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The world's first English- and French-language modern spearfishing books, Guy Gilpatric's The Compleat Goggler and Raymond Pulvénis's La Chasse aux Poissons, appeared in 1938 and 1940 respectively. Modern scuba diving had its genesis in the systematic use of rebreathers by Italian sport spearfishers during the 1930s.
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Spearfishing was first featured at the 1994 Micronesian Games, the third edition of the games. [1] Guam won its first gold team medal at the 1998 Micronesian Games. [2] At the 2002 Micronesian Games, Palau won team gold, Kosrae and Guam tied for silver and Pohnpei won bronze. [3] Guamanian Roberto Cabreza won the individual event that year. [4]
Trident of Poseidon. A trident (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɛ n t /), (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɪ n t /) is a three-pronged spear.It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm.As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and decrease the chance that a fish will be able to dislodge itself if struck badly.
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Spearfishing is an ancient method of fishing conducted with an ordinary spear or a specialized variant such as a harpoon, trident, arrow or eel spear. [9] [10] Some fishing spears use slings (or rubber loops) to propel the spear. A Hupa man with his spear. Bowfishing - uses a bow and arrow to kill fish in shallow water from above.
Tetrapturus, a genus of marlin with shorter rostrum (a.k.a. snout or bill) and stunted sail behind the dorsal fin. Longbill spearfish, native to the Atlantic Ocean; Mediterranean spearfish, native to the Mediterranean Sea