Blue Water
Hunting and
Freediving
Terry Maas
Contents
Introduction ..................................................................... 1 Bluewater hunting .......................................................... 5 Sharks ............................................................................. 33 Physiology and the bluewater hunter .......................... 59 Spearguns and freediving gear ..................................... 73 Survival in the bluewater environment ....................... 97 Ethics , conservation and public relations .................. 107 Bluewater gamefish : Yellowfin tuna ......................................................... 117 Bluefin tuna ............................................................ 135 Dogtooth tuna ......................................................... 147 Marlin ..................................................................... 155 Wahoo ( ono ) ........................................................... 167 Sailfish ..................................................................... 175 Large mackerel ( spanish and king ) ....................... 179 Giant trevally ( ulua ) ............................................... 187 Dolphin fish ( dorado , mahi mahi ) ........................ 193 Yellowtail ( kingfish ) ................................................ 197 White seabass .......................................................... 207 Striped bass ............................................................. 219 Bluewater photography ............................................... 227 Appendix : Reference bearings .................................................. 235 Currents ................................................................... 236 World-record rules .................................................. 239