Salmon

Press, 24 March 1988, Page 16

Salmon

Sir,—l support Nigel Johnson (March 7). Salmon have never been sufficiently established to (justify the original concept of (commercialising them, but past ! sensible legislation has I en- ’ couraged sufficient fish from the Waiau through to the Waitaki river to support a growing number of local and overseas anglers. Because of adverse effects on salmon stocks, commer-

r I ■' r : I I- II ‘ I' ’ ’ : '|i f cial netting; in' the Waimajcariri: River ah[d Highbank tailrace was stopped some 30 years , ago by the then Government. Yjeit we now ha|b a mtich greater threat. This [Government has relaxed thus encouraging target trawling for salmon to help.offset revenue} losses under the new quota | system. ’ Another two years before | reimposing inevitable’ controls will so I deplete] fastdiminishing [numbers that it will take years |tb replenish them. The Government.should act] now. Better 100 or so (irate commercial fishermen than) tens [of thousands! Or angry, angling yoters andljthjtse [employed servicing them. 4- Yours, etc., ’ • DAVID BOWRON. March 17j 1988. j ’