Stop the Rape!

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since this pandemic, i feel so much more connected to the ocean.  i spend more and more time just observing things.  i don’t hunt or kill as much as before, just for dinner.  so instead of swimming around with a spear, i swim around with a camera.  and i’ve been seeing some cool things!

 

when people rape the ocean, the police have been letting it go for decades.  that’s the reason why Hawaii has no fish anymore.  but recently, the locals said enough is enough.  there are rules and if you don’t follow them, you will be caught, fined, jailed, and blasted on social media.  this Japanese lady and her husband got caught raping the ocean of aquarium fish.  they have been fined $272,000 and didn’t pay or show up to court.  now the police and every local is looking for them.

there was a photo of the girl on the news but i won’t post it.  some people say she ran away and went back to Japan.  if so, that’s pretty sad.  so how do i feel about it?  well, first of all, i don’t like to bash people, but i don’t like people raping the ocean either.  i just feel that if you make a mistake, you should take responsibility.  then your consequences will hopefully stop other people from doing it.  running away won’t solve any problem.  our oceans are being raped every single day.  and if we don’t stop it soon, there will be no living creatures in the sea.  and if that happens, we all die…

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
ハワイで生まれ育ち、プロサーファー、フォイラー、スキンダイバー、カメラマンの肩書きを持ち、ウォーターマンとして、海で多くの時間を過ごし、海から多くのモノをもらいながら生活しています。彼が伝えようとしていることは、海がある生活は僕らを豊かにしてくれるということ。そして、自分だけではなく、いろいろなことをみんなにシェアし、人生を楽しむということ。現在は、ハワイでプライベートサーフィンガイドを主催。
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