Dear Editor:
Re: Three Men Fined After Netting 81 Undersized Crabs Off North Vancouver
Congratulations to the fisheries officers who busted the illegal crab fishermen at Cates Park. The natural world has little protection from determined, lawless poachers. It is only the efforts of these officers that offer some relief.
On the court sentence, I thought the two-year crab fishing ban was quite light. Fishing is a privilege, not a right. Possession of 80-odd illegal crab is a clear demonstration the trio had no intention of obeying the law. Their ban should have been much longer.
Frank Sullivan
North Vancouver
