On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Bev Pettit <[email protected]> wrote: > There was once a warning sign near the river which prohibited fishing.... > ??? > I think this sign disappeared when work occurred re Two Riv Urban Park. > That sign was surely linked to level of pollution ? > (I don't think the sign has been replace. Cld be wrong.) >
Quite right Bev - the sign did prohibit fishing on grounds of pollution, Not sure what they would say if you said you were throwing the fish back - that sign might be gone now. I would not eat stuff out that river but if you are starving it might be another matter. I know for a fact that fisherman take the barbel out and sell it for R30 a kilo. I ponce helped a guy catch fish and then took him and his fish back to maitland - he must have had 30kilos of fish or more - thats R1000! I would think fishing should be encouraged as an appropriate recreational use of the river - but that the signs warn people it might not be safe to eat the fish. Technically those fish are alien invaders and should be removed but if you can;t eat them what a waste so the anglers just throw them back. There is a signage project going up so perhaps the dangers of eating the fish can be highlighted. Trev -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
