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Greetings from Tonga.
I spent yesterday talking with 5 PI divers who are working/training in Tonga. We talked a lot about nets.
They consider the 'bad' 1/2 inch netting to be disposable, saying it only lasts for a week. The say the good 1/2 inch 'good' netting lasts for years. They say they can't get the the 'good' netting in PI very often, and when they can, the exporters who have it (donated or otherwise) sell it to them at 5 or 6 times the cost of the 'bad' netting - so they continue to buy the 'bad' netting because they can't afford the outlay for the good netting.
They say they would rather use the good netting.
I spent yesterday talking with 5 PI divers who are working/training in Tonga. We talked a lot about nets.
They consider the 'bad' 1/2 inch netting to be disposable, saying it only lasts for a week. The say the good 1/2 inch 'good' netting lasts for years. They say they can't get the the 'good' netting in PI very often, and when they can, the exporters who have it (donated or otherwise) sell it to them at 5 or 6 times the cost of the 'bad' netting - so they continue to buy the 'bad' netting because they can't afford the outlay for the good netting.
They say they would rather use the good netting.