点评:If anyone is looking for recommendations for tour companies to take tourists to the sand bar…please join me in NOT recommending Captain Bruce:
Personally witnessed their snorkel guides feeding fish a granola bar at the sandbar this weekend.
When confronted, one of the guides got an attitude and asked if I was born and raised here. Like it matters??? It’s everyone’s responsibility (kuleana) to be care takers of our resources (Malama Aina). Especially those that these exploitive businesses rely on for profit.
And when I say ‘confronted’ - I mean, as I was snorkeling I stopped to ask if they were feeding the fish, and the response was “it’s just a little”, so I responded saying it’s against the law and harmful to the environment and to please not feed the fish. Which is when the young lady leading the tour got an attitude.
Feeding fish in state waters violates HAR § 13-232-57.1, and modifies typical fish behavior - endangering the reef and the entire ecosystem. It’s rare to find a healthy reef and fish ecosystem in our waters any more, and this sort of careless baiting just for tourists entertainment is a major contributing factor.
Soooo….yeah. I do not recommend Captain Bruce and reported the fish feeding to DLNR.
翻译:如果有人想找带游客去沙洲的旅行社推荐……请和我一起强烈不推荐“布鲁斯船长”:
这个周末我亲眼看到他们的浮潜向导在沙洲喂鱼吃格兰诺拉麦片棒。
当我上前质问时,其中一位向导态度恶劣,问我是不是土生土长的本地人。好像这很重要似的!保护我们的自然资源(Malama Aina)是每个人的责任(kuleana),尤其是那些被这些剥削成性的企业赖以牟利的资源。
我说“上前质问”——我的意思是,我浮潜的时候停下来问他们是不是在喂鱼,他们的回答是“只是喂一点点”,所以我告诉他们这是违法的,而且对环境有害,请不要喂鱼。这时,那位带团的年轻女士才开始摆脸色。
在州属水域喂鱼违反了夏威夷州行政法规(HAR)第13-232-57.1条,并且会改变鱼类的正常行为,危及珊瑚礁和整个生态系统。如今,在我们的水域中,健康的珊瑚礁和鱼类生态系统已十分罕见,而这种仅仅为了娱乐游客而随意喂鱼的行为是造成这一现状的主要原因之一。
所以……是的。我不推荐布鲁斯船长,并且已经向夏威夷州土地和自然资源部(DLNR)举报了喂鱼行为。