Editor:
Re: “Wharf needs moratorium,” Letters, Dec. 20.
I totally agree with these points. It is disgusting the mess people leave behind. My husband and I never walk the pier anymore because of this. It seems the pier belongs to the fishing and crabbing people. We cannot enjoy the view anymore; it’s upsetting how the “bycatch” is flung back so hard they will die from the hard landing.
The most important point the letter makes is we have to give nature a chance to make a comeback. We do not want our beaches and oceans fished and crabbed empty like Vancouver. Remember a few years back we had a grey whale feeding close in to our shoreline? Will we ever see that again if there is no natural food for them and other species to feed on?
An 18-month moratorium is a good start and after that a more controlled fishery can be reinstated. The same goes for Porpoise Bay Provincial Park and Sechelt’s pier/float on the boulevard. The whole Coast could use this ruling to help our sea life flourish. It’s not just for humans – we have many other species that are depending on it for their survival.
Cornelia van Berkel, Sechelt
