‘Dog days of summer

. AMEER, a.k.a. “Winky,” is one of the dogs competing at the dog agility trial to be held
at William Griffin rec centre Saturday arid Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. Spectators are

welcome, although dogs not entered in the competition should be leashed.

Tidal areas

limits, says

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gap between them and the
ocean. Others have left the
shorelines untouched, bur
sal imake regular low-tide
forays an to the exposed
ocean bottom to clean up
nature’s mrss,

According to Department
of Fisheries and Oceans
(DFO) officials the latter in
particular is a no-nu,

“You live on the beach,
you put up with the sight
and smell of seaweed and
barnacles,” said DFO acting
field supervisor for the
North Shore and Squamish
region.

“Fish habitat is more
important than your own
concerns.”

When it comes to barna-
cles, Mann said they, like all
creatures calling the ocean
home, are considered to be
fish. And according to the
federal fisheries act fish can-
not be “molested or injured”
without a licence.

As to penalties prescribed
in the act, they vary depend-
ing on the offence and the
circumstances.

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the charges can escalate to 3
penalty of $300,000 and
imprisonment.

Mann said no judge is
likely re impose the mavsi-
mum for the removal of bar-
nacles, no matter how Wa-
tant.

However, a court appear-
ance and a $250 fine is not
unheard of.

“Our officers have a lot of

authority to deal with these
things and have discretion,”
said Mann.

A similar problem exists
on Amblcside beach in West
Vancouver, where Mann said
fishermen regularly wander
into low tide flats and dis-
turb residing musse!
colonies. The fishermen
aren’: after the mussels, but
rather the seaworms residing
in their root canals in the
sand below, which can be
used for bait.

Incidentally, 1998 is the
International Year of the
Ocean and the federal DFO
minister David Andersos has
committed $160 million
toward habitat protection
and restoration. Of that sig-

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be spent in the next five
vears, $15,000 has been
awarded oto two B.C.
authors.

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on the Lining By Water
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encourages residents to let
their waterfront grow wild.

Although the buok and
video won't be completed
until next year, its general
message is clear: individuals
lining on the waterfront have
taken their urban ideals and
imposed them to the detri-
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