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Times Forum online 8 Sep 05 Fly fishing and saving the environment Letter by Tan Yik, with 53 signatories. I refer to the report Taking care for good fun at reservoirs (ST July 11). The report talked about several reservoirs and waterways in the United States visited by the PUB recently where sports fishing ranks among the top recreational activity. The report cited that the authorities and local interest groups jointly ensure the sustainability of these water resources. The report also mentioned that with the opening of more reservoirs in Singapore for recreation, the authority would like to see people playing a bigger part in sustaining our local water resources. The Singapore fly fishing and lure fishing community welcomes the opportunity to contribute towards caring and optimising our water resources. Unlike the conventional notion of fishing where the objective is to harvest maximum amount of fishes, sports fishing employs definitive fishing tackle to target game fish in a sporting manner. Sports fishers enjoy the activity for the outdoor environment and sporting pursuit of game fish and always preserve and protect environmental resources to ensure sports fishing quality for the future. We agree that civic consciousness and ownership by respective interest groups are important elements to sustain the environmental resources. Nevertheless, we also feel that it is equally important to promulgate sound environmental management policies and construct effective avenues to uphold these policies. For example, the successful sports fisheries in the US visited by the PUB are sustained by a combination of periodic game fish stocking programmes and judicious enforcement of sports fishing regulations by the local Fish & Game Departments. The Singapore fly fishing and lure fishing community will actively contribute our proposals towards promulgating these policies, particularly in the area of sports fishing. We are confident that we too can build a world class sports fishery in our local reservoirs and waterways. links Related articles on Singapore: Recreation in our wild places |
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