Gypsy Jan
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Question for Ocean Savvy Hunter/Gatherers
Yesterday, we saw two wet-suit clad snorkelers walking around and then "diving" face down in two-foot-deep water with the surf washing over them.
They were carrying large plastic bags and what looked like six foot long steel rods. At first, I thought they were spear guns, but who spears fish
from a prone position in very shallow water with zero visibility?
We have seen many people climbing around on top or the rocks exposed at low tide, but this is something new.
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woody with a view
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probably pillaging the shallows on their way to deeper waters. those must have been hawaiian slings. did they stay shallow?
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Gypsy Jan
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Hi Woody, Yes They Stayed Shallow
They worked along the tide line, from north to south, but they were always in water that didn't go above their waist.
I could track their location easily, because they had a dog that followed them on the shore.
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bajabass
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Clams are the only thing that comes to mind. Using the rods to pry them up???
Keep your eyes on the road, and your hands upon the wheel!
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dean miller
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Probing for clams.
sdm
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vandenberg
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Octopus !!
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BornFisher
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Pulpo. Octopus hunters. They stick a wire or something in between the rocks. If they feel tension, the octopus has grabbed on. Then they squirt bleach
in the rocks using a tube. The pulpo doesn`t like the bleach and comes flying out.
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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Paulina
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I'll third the octopus reply. We see them do this in Bahia all the time.
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