Ab tagging video from DFG

Brandi just emailed me with a link to this:



Thanks, Brandi, for keeping us informed.   

  Thanks again Eric! 

Great video, very clear and informative, and it takes all the mystery out of the ab regs for us beginners.  I'll be abing/spearfishing with Dave this year! 

Funny how getting a kayak and joining NCKA can change ones' whole life for so much the better!

-Mendocino Matt

Thanks Abkin (& Brandi)!
wow, we have to take the card to diving... I'm worry that I'm gonna lose it (cuz I lose stuff all the time) & some one will find it & use it...

Shouldn't be too hard to keep it safe, I keep mine in a drybag.  At least there's clarification on non-motorized vessels not having to fill the card out till arriving onshore.  On my first trip it was raining and I was dripping water all over it, hard to write on wet waxy paper.

I can just see it now, all the citations because peoples pen don't work after coming out of the water,losing your card, lose tags that come off,only having two zip ties. I believe in strict guidelines but thats kinda taking it a little far. What about those who use float tubes having to keep track of just one more thing I feel for them. Do they seriously think that this is going to stop poachers, heck the majority of the time don't even have licences or ab cards to begin with.

I posted it under Kayak Diving in the forum as soon as I got it in my email.
Didn't see this post before that time.
The new regs will keep honest people honest. Poachers will still poach.
I wish there was an easy solution. There just isn't.

My only question is when was this filmed? I hope these guys weren't poaching abs out of season?