Erosion Brings Death To Trout
“New. Zealand’s thousands of anglers should be enthusiastic supporters of an effective national scheme for the control of erosion,” says Captain E. V. Sanderson, president of the Forest and Bird Protection Society. „ Dr. H. H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, U.S.A., emphasises the value of protective cover, for birds, animals and fish—cover
which must be near their food supplies. “The quality of water is highly important to fish,” says Dr. Bennett. “The best game fish can live only - in clear, cool water practically free of silt or' other pollutants. For fish, silt is the most deadly of erosion poisons. Sawdust is not mentioned, but can be taken as read. The last word in deprivation of cover is the trout stream that dries up. Dry streams and log-infested rivers are generally by-products of deforestation.”
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Northern Advocate, 27 May 1941, Page 8
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