SPORTS

29 + Wednesday, April 3. 1988 = Nocth Shore News

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T rack athletes warm up for 1988 season

THE FIRST warm-up meet of the ‘help give. younger athletes com-
1988 track and field season was
held at Bear Creek Park in Surrey .
‘recently and featured a host of

local athletes.

Called NEWS conferences, these Girls
meets ate informal compctitions
_ put on by various Jocal clubs to

Xr the Gulf chinook t to return to.
‘rmer. abundance, itis imperative
_ he numbers caught be reduced: this
by-20%, minimum: We must act:
ively now, and all groups of fisher-
must’ cooperate or rebuilding will |
possible. ' With conservation now,
ill all share the long- term m benelits, is.

petitive experience.
The Nor'Westers Track and
Field Club was represented, iby the
, following:
10m, 4b; 4,9);

1.3, 6th (3.41m)
lnm, Ist (14.18);

Laara Banner

Lindsay McLaren

Gilliam Watker 1$00m, Est ($:18.7)
Emma West 200mH, Ist (16.28):

3O0mH1, 31d (59.18)
Nathan Cull

40m, 2nd (71.45);
1d, 2nd (3.4&m);
. Itt, 4th (15.58);

. SP, 4th (5.03m) ; Niels Rednarczyk TrJ, 3rd ($.48m);
Boosje Meerveld 400m, 41h (85.45) 400m,

Soenaid Davis
Jane Oddy

UJ, Bth (3.660)
100m, 2nd (14.65)

The Dep rtment’s tough fair new
prograni combines intensive conserva

=» 'tion and enhancem nt methods. It will

: affect. all groups who catch chinook: es
. sport and commercial fishermen as °
-well as'native fishermen... °

‘ Conservation on tagging: Fishermen:

“) Swill be required to buy special conserva-:
tion tags to fasten, to, all chinook caught

. and (67.08)
. . dad (1.6m)
Adrian Cull 40th, Znd (79.59)
1800m, 3rd (5:55.7h

100m, 7th (17.48) Clifford Butt

4th (72.50;
1566m, Sth (6:10,9); pet
hGm, 7th (18.58) 8517 of 980-9256 for information.

100m, fuh (17. $e): me Loong Jump =
1800m, 6th (6:10.9); i SP. Shot Pus H
20m, Sth (#4 49) i Tel - Triple Jump |
Wm. fs $16.7) TU - Vurdtes
180m, to (503.4) | HI- High Jump |
400m, bat (55:55) PV - Pole Vault.
fan Litde Hd, (1.1000) { Jav - Javelin
Athletes interested in track and field com. | HT - Hammer
ition may cali the Noc'Westers at O8S- Throw
{1D - Discus

Erik Bednarcryh

Erich Foster
Aaron Craven

the intense enhancement.program.
Reduced sport fishing limits: Sport

fishermen in Georgia Strait will be per-

mitted to catch a maximum eight chinook

«in 1988. (Qailside the Strait, the annual
“timit will:emain at 30.) es

_ Further, the Departinent i is consulting
with the sport fishing community on

other measures required to protect stocks,
“such as restricting devices and techniques

«> that catch chinook with such precision

that the “sport” is diminished.

-_ Increased closures; The areas
and spans | ! spans of time of spot: closures’ will.

“be extended to protect chinook |

-in the lower Strait returning to home :

spawning grounds.

Commercial and Native fisheries
restrictions: Both of these ‘sectors will
share in the conservation program. Catch

‘cutbacks are being determined i ne
-¢ consultation with commercial and native
fisheries es representatives.

- Together ¥ wecan ~.
restore the Gulf chinook
. by 1998. -

- These special enhancement initiatives ,

«ie aimed at increasing stocks of Strai
- of Georgia chinook by approximately’.

75,000 to 175,000 adult fish. The increase.**:.

.. Will be evident by 1990, and will reach

the full level by 1995. °
With the cooperation of all groups of

of shermen, in just a few years the’ c

in commercial, native and: sport fisheries.
It will be an offense to be in possession

~ of untagged ‘chinook, and maximum | pen-
‘alties will be sought for violators. The:

lags will raise-awareness of the necess-
ity for conservation, as well as oroviding

» Vital, catch information for Department
scientists. Sold for $1 each, the tags will -
also generate revenue to help support

ee

Péches
et Océans «

Fisheries
: and Oceans

"one to catch.

For’ complete tetas on
program to save the, Gulf chinook: w te

_to: Gulf chinook Fisheries and Oceans