MOOSE JAW – The Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory; the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety; and Conservation Officers are investigating an unlawful gill net found at Buffalo Pound Lake dam.
On May 19 at 6 p.m., Moose Jaw Conservation Officers were made aware of a small mesh gill net left along the shoreline of the Buffalo Pound Lake dam in the Buffalo Pound Provincial Park in Moose Jaw. The gill net was left behind with other garbage.
It is unlawful to net-fish in the following manner:
• Without being licensed for the specified waterbody.
• To impede more than 2/3 of any river or channel with a net.
• To fish with a mesh size smaller than the legal size specific to the waterbody or possess a small
mesh net within 500m of that waterbody.
• To fish in any manner within 23m downstream of any dam or fishway.
Conservation Officers collected evidence from the scene and are asking the public for any further information that may assist in their investigation. If anyone observed any unusual or suspicious activity, vehicles, or individuals in the area during this time it may assist in the investigation.
If you have information related to this advisory, call your local Conservation Officer or the Saskatchewan Turn In Poachers and Polluters line at 1-800-667-7561.
