Possible Fishing Ban at Grenadier Pond

[John Pimentel]

Hi,
I hope the ban doesn't go through.
I sent the following email to Highpark management expressing my opinion...

Mr Ture,

I was just reading about the potential fishing ban at high park's grenadier pond. I have great memories fishing grenadier pond as a kid, and hope for my kids to share new memories there. Please find ways to protect native wildlife from abandoned fishing line, that punishes the offenders, and not everyone else who fishes your waters respectfully.

If the pond is being overfished, charge a small fee for fishing the pond as some conservation areas do. This will not only reduce the overfishing, but would generate income to help boost resources to manage the offenders who are leaving behind abandoned fishing line.

I'm sure there are other viable options to deal with the probrem, a ban should be a last measure. And to start a ban in order to research the problem seems absurd.  Do the research first to prove a ban is required, not the other way around.

Please don't ban fishing at grenadier pond.

Thanks,
Pimentel family.