Underwater foraging - Freediving for food: An instructional guide to freediving, sustainable marine foraging and spearfishing

I bought this book for my husband, who gives the following feedback: This is an excellent book which covers both free-diving and spearfishing techniques. The free-diving section is a sensible inclusion considering that the diving skills are necessary for the fishing and foraging. Even for those who would prefer not to go into the sea, it is an interesting book for anyone's collection because it shows how this sustainable food gathering method is still available as an alternative to buying the mass produced food on which most people (in developed nations) rely. For me, the book has extra value in that I have benefited from the author's experience while training under his supervision. (Note: For safety reasons, anyone who wishes to pursue free-diving should seek expert tuition.)

I bought this book after reading Pelizzaris book about freediving. I didn't expect this book will add anything to freediving techniques and I bought it solely because I've got interested in spearfishing. This book covers everything you should know about freediving and I wish I had this book couple of years ago. I can't judge the part about foraging for food as I only got into this but it covers not only spearfishing but also collecting edible plants and shellfish but freediving part is very well written, not overcomplicated. Strong accent on sustainable fishing. Definitely happy with my purchase. There are some minor issues with quality of photographs but I would give it 5 star even the book didn't contain any.

I started spearfishing about 4 years ago with the help of hours of youtube videos on the subject and some rather in depth books into just freediving. Not the smoothest learning curve but hey. I found this book a joy to read due to the amount of extra knowledge i gained in a very short space of time. Very informative on all aspects of freediving, spearfishing and foraging (and not to forget safety). All in all it's a great book and worth every penny. I feel this book will improve your learning curve novice and expert alike. Thank you.

great introduction. wouldnt go much beyond that tho. if yer really into freediving/spear fishing and seashore foraging then you will enjoy the book but find it leaves you wanting more info on all the topics contained within the book. thats not a bad thing, and has cirtainly helped hone and focus my areas to research further.

There aren't many freediving books on the market, and this one is a bit less about the romance and freedom of diving and a bit more about the practicalities of what to do and what not to do, and about feeding yourself while you do it. If you are starting out, i would say always do a course, but this book, from a point of view of detail is enough to develop your understanding. The guide to what fish to take and what not to is very useful. Great for UK divers.

As a very experienced spearo I can see exactly how this book is targeted. It's a well depicted window into the UK waters and put together colourfully depicting what to do to get involved. You cannot expect to completely teach from any book, you have to get out there and into the water and rockpools ideally in between reading it. I particularly like that my kids have been looking through the book and its amazing pics and getting an understanding and interest into where i'm always dissapearing off to. Well done Ian, great contribution to the library.

Great book. Clearly set out and very informative. Packed with all the information needed for the aspiring freediver, spearo or forager, with plenty of emphasis on safety and sustainability. Even if you don't intend to get in the water, this is a very interesting and informaitve book for anyone who loves the sea.

This book has been a great introduction to freediving and spearfishing - very inspiring and I read it cover to cover in a couple of evenings. The first part of the book is a useful all-in-one reference for freediving including training, safety and equipment. The second part of the book is about sustainable foraging-it gives details on how to deal with the catch and how to cook it.