Parks Canada announces watercraft and angling restrictions for Waterton | |
By Justin Goulet |
Source: lethbridgenewsnow |
3/19/2024 |
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Credit: J. Goulet - Pattison Media |
To reduce the risk of aquatic invasive species (AIS), Parks Canada has announced new regulations for non-motorized recreation and angling at Waterton Lakes National Park.
Beginning on April 1, 2024, the following measures will be implemented: |
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Non-motorized watercraft from outside the park boundaries will not be allowed to enter waterbodies within Waterton Lakes National Park.
Angling for all fish species will no longer be permitted in flowing waters (streams and rivers) in the national park but will continue as per current regulations in park lakes.
Non-motorized watercraft include: |
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26 people arrested for illegal elver fishing in N.S. this month |
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Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Robert F. Bukaty |
Fishery officials have arrested 26 people for illegal elver fishing in southwest Nova Scotia in the last two weeks. |
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According to a news release from Fisheries and Oceans Canada(opens in a new tab), the elver fishery is closed for 2024 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, making any harvesting of the young eels unauthorized under the Fisheries Act and the Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations. |
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