Citing poaching, violent incidents, Ottawa says elver fishery won’t open this year
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/2024/03/11/citing-poaching-violent-incidents-ottawa-says-elver-fishery-wont-open-this-year
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HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y
Poachers are scum and deserve to be punished.
n2burns@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
Unfortunately, this feels like it's punishing the legal fishers more than anyone.
bigcanuck42@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
it's easier to police poachers if no one is out fishing for them. just being lazy
n2burns@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
I'm not sure about that since it removes a lot of eyes who want poachers gone since they hurt the bottom line both on supply and demand. I was listening to the House podcast, and they were talking with legal fishers (who know everyone in the legit industry) and report poachers, but enforcement never comes.
Hootz@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
We're just a highschool eh? Rather than deal with the problem we just take it away from everyone.