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Chris Thompson and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Chris Thompson and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island.
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 03730  
A freediving spearfisherman glides quietly through the kelp forest in search of game fish to hunt.  The most skilled spearfishermen forego the use of SCUBA, which is noisy underwater and scares away fish.  Instead, they practice breathhold techniques to move silently through the water.  San Clemente Island
A freediving spearfisherman glides quietly through the kelp forest in search of game fish to hunt. The most skilled spearfishermen forego the use of SCUBA, which is noisy underwater and scares away fish. Instead, they practice breathhold techniques to move silently through the water. San Clemente Island.
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 10235  
Spearfishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Spearfishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 36166  
Spearfishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Spearfishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 36205  
Spearfishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Spearfishing, Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 36206  
Chris Thompson and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Chris Thompson and yellowfin tuna speared at Guadalupe Island.
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 03729  
Pat Guasco spearfishing over seamount, Islas San Benito, San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito)
Pat Guasco spearfishing over seamount, Islas San Benito.
Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02387  
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail.  The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004, Seriola lalandi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004.
Species: North pacific yellowtail, Yellowtail, Kingfish, Seriola lalandi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09589  
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail.  The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004, Seriola lalandi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004.
Species: North pacific yellowtail, Yellowtail, Kingfish, Seriola lalandi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09590  
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail.  The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004, Seriola lalandi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004.
Species: North pacific yellowtail, Yellowtail, Kingfish, Seriola lalandi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09591  
Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is a fine place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna.  July 2004, Thunnus albacares, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is a fine place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna. July 2004.
Species: Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09592  
Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is a fine place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna.  July 2004, Thunnus albacares, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is a fine place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna. July 2004.
Species: Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09593  
Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is one of the finest place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna.  July 2004, Thunnus albacares, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is one of the finest place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna. July 2004.
Species: Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09594  
James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  July 2004, Thunnus albacares, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. July 2004.
Species: Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09595  
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail.  The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004, Seriola lalandi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004.
Species: North pacific yellowtail, Yellowtail, Kingfish, Seriola lalandi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09596  
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail.  The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004, Seriola lalandi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004.
Species: North pacific yellowtail, Yellowtail, Kingfish, Seriola lalandi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09597  
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail.  The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004, Seriola lalandi, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004.
Species: North pacific yellowtail, Yellowtail, Kingfish, Seriola lalandi
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09598  
James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  July 2004, Thunnus albacares, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. July 2004.
Species: Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09599  
James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  July 2004, Thunnus albacares, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. July 2004.
Species: Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09600  
James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point.  July 2004, Thunnus albacares, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
James Tate with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds) taken by breathold diving with a band-power speargun near Abalone Point. July 2004.
Species: Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09601  
Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point.  Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is a fine place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna.  July 2004, Thunnus albacares, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)
Joe Tobin (left) and James Tate (right) with yellowfin tuna (approx 60 pounds each), taken by breathold diving with band-power spearguns near Abalone Point. Guadalupe Island, like other Eastern Pacific islands, is a fine place in the world to spear large yellowfin tuna. July 2004.
Species: Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares
Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 09602  
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico.  Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail.  The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004, H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico. Guadalupe Island is home to enormous yellowtail. The three most recent spearfishing world records for Northern yellowtail have been taken at Guadalupe. July 2004.
Location: H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Image ID: 09742  
Doug Kuczkowski (left), Craig OConnor (center) and Joe Tobin (right) alongside OConnors pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Ba, H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Doug Kuczkowski (left), Craig OConnor (center) and Joe Tobin (right) alongside OConnors pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Ba.
Location: H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Image ID: 09743  
Craig OConnors pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds) is weighed at Point Loma Seafoods.  It was taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico. July 2004, H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Craig OConnors pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds) is weighed at Point Loma Seafoods. It was taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico. July 2004.
Location: H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Image ID: 09744  
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico. July 2004, H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Craig OConnor and his pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico. July 2004.
Location: H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Image ID: 09745  
Joe Tobin (left), Doug Kuczkowski (center) and Craig OConnor (right).  In July 2004 OConnor shot a pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico, July 2004.  Kuczkowski is the current record holder (77.0 pounds, July 1999) and Tobin is former record holder (74 pounds, July 1999), H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Joe Tobin (left), Doug Kuczkowski (center) and Craig OConnor (right). In July 2004 OConnor shot a pending spearfishing world record North Pacific yellowtail (77.4 pounds), taken on a breathold dive with a band-power speargun near Battleship Point, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Mexico, July 2004. Kuczkowski is the current record holder (77.0 pounds, July 1999) and Tobin is former record holder (74 pounds, July 1999).
Location: H&M Landing, San Diego, California
Image ID: 09747  
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