Journal · field notes
Notes from the water.
Companion writing to the channel - dive reports, gear teardowns, places we keep going back to. Things that are too long for a video and too detailed for a caption.
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Night diving · The law
Is It Legal to Spearfish at Night in South Africa? The Law, Chapter and Verse
Yes - spearfishing at night is legal in South Africa with a valid permit, outside MPAs, the abalone dive-ban areas and estuaries. Here is the full law on night spearfishing: the Act, the regulations, penalties, and every gazette number.
20 August 2026
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Night diving · The law
Spearfishing at Night - Navigating AI Hallucinations and a Maze of Govt Regulations
Night spearfishing is legal in South Africa, outside MPAs, abalone dive-ban areas and estuaries. The story of the AI-hallucinated law that told our dive club otherwise - and the gazettes that killed it.
19 August 2026
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Suicide Reef
The Bronze Whaler Incident
A routine dive at Suicide Reef turned into a rescue mission when a bronze whaler swallowed my stringer whole. What followed was an 800m swim to shore and a desperate fight to set the shark free.
14 July 2026
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