Hi, Cuba is stunningly beautiful but as I have heard many say before its real treasure are its people.... unfortunately I do not have much to report about spearfishing in Trinidad since in the 3 days which I managed to get in the water, I saw no interesting fish at the modest depth (12-15m) at which i was fishing... I once did go with a local spearo/diving instructor who told me that they do not waste time with apnea and use aqualungs, then he borrowed my gun and shot a sea turtle resting in a few metres of water which I then had to finish off since he had no knife....it was quite an upsetting experience and was very annoyed had used my equipment...on the last day I met a very nice spearo who was able to get much deeper than me but also he came out with only a couple of large conch shells...
One thing worth reporting may be that once I shot a very large lion fish, while trying get it out of the spear, it stung the top of my hand....within 30 minutes I dipped the hand in very hot water for about 20 minutes, then since I had with me the first aid kit, I was able to take an antihistamine tablet, some paracetamol and apply some hydrocortisone cream to the very inflamed hand and within one hour the pain was easily bearable...I believe these three medications with the addition of some vinegar for jellyfish stings are essential items for a First-aid kit at sea...
Again many thanks to Pantoja for the advice and his Cuban friends whom I sincerely hope to visit at the next opportunity.