"Jer" wrote in message
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> ginmill01 wrote:
>> One last comment about the gloves. This is drectly from the Bonaire
>> Marine Park.
>>
>> Last but not least is that local law under supervision of the Bonaire
>> Marine Park protects the reefs. Anything in the water from 0-200 feet is
>> protected. Spear fishing, anchoring, diving with gloves, contact with the
>> reef. is prohibited.
>
> What diving with gloves has to do with any of that other stuff is beyond
> me, because none of that other stuff has anything to do with why I wear
> gloves.
Diving with gloves has the same effect as anchoring - it tends to lead to
the death of coral and thus destruction of the reef. If you can't dive
without putting your paw prints all over the sea life, then you really need
to learn how to dive.
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