TRAWLING AT OHOPE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 254, 6 January 1941, Page 4

TRAWLING AT OHOPE

men of a little innocent pleasure. Cannot something be done to put a stop to this needless piracy or have not the holiday anglers any rights at all in these parts. Yours etc., VISITOR.

(As far as can bo ascertained, the law prevents trawling along the Oil ope foreshore by boats over 40ft. Any craft having a length under that figure is free to operate. If the shore fishing is to be completely protected it will need further-legis-lation prohibiting all trawling on the beach opposite the resort. Ed.)

Sir.—ls it usual fo>r trawlers to simply scour the Oliope Beach for fish during the holiday season. 1 ask this merely because as a visitor to your beautiful resort, I was honestly astounded to see a fully equipped trawler operating along the whole length of the beach on a recent morning. Surely those fishermen should have the?. decency to leave the shore fishing alone when there arc many hundreds of holiday makers endeavouring to enjoy a little line fishing during the one holiday they have in the whole of the year. With the whole of the open "waters of the Bay of Plenty at their disposal I cannot understand the mentality of professional fishermen who regardless of others simply push into a resort such as Ohope clean it out of fish, ami thus deprive several score of Hnes-