B2 - Sunday, September 16, 1984 - North Shore News THE FISHING SCENE Tough enforcement required HEN FISH habitat is lost or threatened, the fish stocks and species which depend upon it for food, protection, and reproduction are similarly lost or threatened. In short, if the habitat goes, so eventually do the fish. Salmon are unusually sen- sitive to habitat disturbances because of their dependence on freshwater environments for critical stages of their life cycles. Man’s activities in watersheds, even hundreds of miles from the ocean, can play havoc with fish habitat. The estuaries of our major river systems are the common coastal centres of population and commerce. As a result, most resource development and industrial activity imp- inge upon the habitat of sega this makes it more important that environmen- tal protection of the fish habitat is enforced in the strictest sense of the word. Fisheries and Oceans Canada must come forward with a firm habitat palicy” for the West Coagy- *>~ The- following are but a few of the dangers that could impact on fish habitat: dams, slides, diversions, forestry, foreshore development, water licenses, pollution and perhaps the biggest culprit of all, urbanization. RUINED BY PROTECTION Major rivers such as the Squamish River and the Ved- Accill From Page BT” Page B1 ing, marched right back after the Argos final touchdown They drove the ball all the way to the Argo 15 before Tom Verner made a game paving touchdown for the North Shore Jarmin thought his defense came up big against Victoria and Stevenson, who could be the league's best player ‘‘He does it all.’ said Jarmin, “He runs, throws, kicks, punts, and probably does all the taping as well" The defense was lead by looking great 3101 Keep your tan all winter long. Save that good looking glow you worked all sum mer on With a tan already. one half hour per week on one of our tanning beds will keep you sessions reg *65 50 “ft REE we H throw in an extra session for each package bought 3 WOODBINE DR., NV. 986-0920 By DON. D. McDERMID der River have had large eas of habitat ruined in the me of flood protection. We allow housing to be built the flood plains of these Fiver ‘then years later after the ipper watersheds have been altered the tax- payer in general must foot the bill for a diking program to prevent these same houses from being flooded. In the meantime runs of salmon and steelhead have been lost due to the loss of habitat. Another example, this time on the North Shore, Cypress Creek, because of excessive logging in the upper water- shed primarily for the ski facility but also for housing the residents near the mouth of Cypress Creek are con- tinually being flooded out each year. What used to be a one in a hundred year flood now 18 a once every year flood. Who will have to pay for the million dollar flood control program being pro- posed for the area. We of course will pay the dollars but the fish will also pay a price - the loss of more habitat. Runs have been Dean, “%h cannonball’ Mende, whoa 10 solo tackles, biotiag an extra point conversi and block- ed a fourth quarter go ahead field goal attempt. ‘‘Dean f& an outstanding hitter and leader of our defense,"” said Jarmin ‘‘lLarry Harmin is doing an outstanding job coaching the defense They only have 20 points scored against them this year "’ Victoria’s nine first quarter points came after an Argo fumble and a poor punt that gave the Hornets the ball in side the North Shore's 24 yard line twice 7-Y% hour 988-8331 reestablished in Cypress Creek by school-children through the Public Involve- ment Program section of the Salmonid Enhancement Program. The people who should pay the costs are the ones who gave the OK for removal of the forest cover in the upper watershed. However, they will undoubtedly will be officials and ernment therefore again its the tax- payer who wil] pay for their mistakes. PAYING THE COST When the District of North Vancouver was fined for its infractions to the Fisheries Act because of the Premier Street garbage site who paid the cost? Again the taxpayer as well as the fish. We can now see the Lynn Creek and Seymour River having their lower sections scalped in order to prevent further erosion of developed river banks. These modifica- tions may be necessary now but would they have been necessary if the upper water- sheds had not been stripped of their forest cover. And at what expense to the taxpayer has this work been done? | am not suggesting in all this that we take a ‘no growth’ stand. | am suggesting that we look more closely at the cooperative management that ts management for all resources. The eastern section of the Defensive back Ken Wright led the special teams returning five punts for $7 yards. Denms Accili added another 38 yard field goal and improved his chances of being spotted by a profes sional scout. Acol, who graduated from Sutherland consistently makes field goals from inside the 45 yard line Remote Control Tuning vos SA1927W |("° VR2000 optical wireless apace command remote control BALES 1820 LONSDALE NORTH VAN, District of North Vancouver is Now at a cross roads. The new Seymour River crossing has been completed and the last remaining District owned land is ripe for development. The sale of this land is necessary in order to keep our taxes at a reasonable level. But will the, upper watersheds of tte many streams inth€ area be denud- ed resulting in the lower sec- uions having to be straighten- ed and diked in order to save housing that has already been built? Or have we learned the wrongs of the old ways of do- ing things and will we leave the forest standing so that the heavy rains so prevalent on the North Shore will not lead to flooding. ONLY A FEW SALMON An engineer for one of the North Shore municipalities once was quoted in the News as saying ‘‘Why are Fisheries 69 concerned about a stream which has only a few salmon iu tt?.’’ Doesn’t that engineer realize that for each pair of salmon m the stream approx- imately 200 saimon are pro- duced for the ocean... for commercial and sportsfisher- men as well as seals, sea lions and other predators to catch? Should each of the many streams on the North Shore be rehabilitated to the point where the salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout come back to spawn our fish stocks which are now in a depressed i finds the range The Argos get a bit of a break for the next two weeks as they play the two ¢ams who are in the basemént of the league. Rene take on the wintess Tew Trojans Monday nen at’ Empire Stadium and then return to Kinsmen Stadium next Sun- day to face the Vancouver Meralomas SERVICE 985-9831 987-8811 state would benefit greatly. There are many schools on the North Shore which have adapted a stream nearby as a result of the Salmonid Enhancement Program. The children and in some cases cubs, girl guides, and scouts as well as fish and game club ean ue = =e b h spent an ' ‘ rm not sure members have many volunteer hours cleaning i what 1 want, streams and making them § put Pll know =o oe ee oP habitable for fish. They are also planting young salmon and trout in these streams. There is hope and the future is bright for the resource pro- viding we ALL pitch in and help. Won’t you do your part? 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