03GUIDE / FIRST 90 DAYS
The Beginner's Guide
A field guide to your first ninety days of spearfishing — safety, breath-hold basics, first gear that won't waste your money, and how to actually land fish. Written and reviewed by divers.
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Island Spear Co · Est. Puerto Rico
Spearfishing, done right.
The straight-answer source for spearfishing regulations, gear data, and guides — structured, verified against primary sources, and free. Built by island divers who got tired of digging through fifty agency PDFs to answer one question.
56 states and territories, live now
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What we’ve built
Three things, built in the open. Data first, opinions second, nothing behind a login.
01DATA / 56 JURISDICTIONS
US Regulations Database
Every state and territory, one structured answer: is spearfishing legal, what license you need, which species are open, and what gear is restricted. Cited to the official agency source and dated.
All 56 jurisdictions live — every US state & territory
02GUIDES / GEAR + BUYER'S GUIDES
Gear Guides & Comparisons
Honest buyer's guides to the gear that matters — how to choose your first speargun, fins, and wetsuit, with well-regarded models across budget tiers. Curated from specs and community consensus, not fake testing.
LIVE — BEST SPEARGUN FOR BEGINNERS
The knowledge already exists. It’s just scattered across fifty agency websites and a decade of forum threads.
We’re putting it in one place — cited, dated, and free.
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