November 12

Today was fishing day. I dont know how many fish were caught but there were a lot. Red Snapper in a little red boat. Kind of a wasted day but I really wanted to go fishing but I suppose that could be included with ecotourism as well as some people do travel around the world to exclusive spots to sport fish. In "Eco-tourism: A Practical Guide for Rural Communities" fishing and bird watching are included as being passive interaction with nature. I would probably argue fishing is a bit more active/passive interaction as it could potentially harm the fish (especially if your keeping some like we did) Fishing by my standards leaves a relatively small footprint if your doing it for the sport of it. Of course not in a large charter boat type deal as those boats use a bit more fuel then a 25 hp engine on a rubber dingey.