CENTRAL SAANICH

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1992

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Anglers start letter-writing campaign to
stop commercial prawn fishing in Inlet

The Saanich Inlet Anglers’
Association is asking sport fisher-
men to send a letter to federal
Fisheries Minister John Crosbie
protesting the recent opening of a
commercial prawn fishery.

Association president Ray Smith
says that commercial prawn fish-
ing will “virtually wipe out sal-
mon fishing in the Inlet.”

The association has met with
marina owners in Brentwood bay
and received support in their cause
to stop commercial fishermen
from taking over 500 Ibs. of
prawns per day.

Several Brentwood Bay marinas
have a form letter prepared by the
association addressed to Crosbie
for sport fishermen to ‘sign and
mail.

“We wish to point out that in
1916, by means of the Recreation-
al Fishing Declaration ... Saanich

Inlet was set aside as an area for

recreational fishing only,” the let-
ter says.

The letter points out that later
amendments. created-a loophole
“which was probably never
intended.

“This loophole has been used to
justify commercial fishing for
prawns in Saanich Inlet since 1979

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and this has taken place in most
years to the great detriment of a
once-flourishing recreation indus-
try ion the area.”

The letter cites a federal fisher-
ies memorandum dated Nov. 27,
1979 from the then-chief of the
south coast division of federal
Fisheries, stating: “Shrimp and
prawn stocks are adequately
exploited by sports fishing and
these stocks would be over-
exploited when subjected to con-
centrated effort by commercial
fishermen.”

The letter urges Crosbie to
instruct his officials to adhere to
the intent of the original, and
far-sighted, legislation by termi-
nating the current commercial
prawn fishery forthwith.

“Recreational fishermen with

years of experience, plus resort
and marina operators, and the
informed public, believe the seri-

- ous depletion of prawn stocks now
evident is one major factor to the ©
decline of fin fish stocks in Saa-
nich Inlet,” the letter said.

Ron Kehl, a federal Fisheries

officer in Victoria, said the prawn
fishery is being closely monitored
and will be closed when numbers
decline. -
- Seven commercial prawn fishing
boats were at work in the Inlet in
mid-September taking about 120-
160 Ibs. per 200 traps per vessel,
Kehl said.

He discounts the prawn fish-
ery’s link to a decrease in salmon.

“We believe there are much
larger issues affecting the decline
in coho abundance,” Kehl said.

Man caught in indecent act

A Saanichton man was arrested

_ for indecent exposure by Central

Saanich police after a police
constable observed illegal action
in a residential yard Oct. 1.

Deputy police Chief George
Lawson said the man apparently
“was exposing his body parts to
underage children.”

About 3:30 p.m. a police consta-
ble “was in a position to observe
certain incidents and arrested the
individual.”” The man was not
identified but is believed to be in
his mid-60s.

Charges of indecent exposure
and breach of probation are being
recommended to Crown counsel.

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