Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 23 No. 20 Friday, May 18, 2012
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Monitoring coming to McGuire Lake By Barb Brouwer MARKET NEWS STAFF
Changes to the family fishing program at McGuire Lake are designed to protect the painted turtles that share the habitat. As well as providing basking areas, extending the dock farther from shore and posting signs with regulations and educational material, a monitor will be hired to keep an eye on the program. Steve Maricle, small lakes
fishery biologist with the Fish and Wildlife Branch of the Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations, says several steps have been taken to prevent painted turtles from being hooked. Last year’s program, the first family fishing program in McGuire Lake, ended in controversy with charges that many of the resident painted turtles had been hooked. Maricle, who oversees some 20 to 30 popular fish-
ing lakes in the province – including White Lake, says he has never heard of the turtles being hooked before. “It was close to the end of the year that we heard the complaints, and we never got a clear idea about the number of hookings or severity,” Maricle says. “We agreed we needed to take a closer look to address the issue and we wanted to have a clear understanding if mitigative efforts would eliminate turtle hookings.”
Maricle met with the other local Family Fishing partners, including the City of Salmon Arm, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC and local Fish and Game clubs, to discuss the issue and find solutions. To that end, the city agreed to post signs listing fishing regulations and educational information on the ecology of the painted turtle. Added to last year’s rule that only barbless hooks be used is a ban on using bait
to make sure the omnivorous turtles are not attracted to the hooks. Maricle says the city talked about setting out basking platforms near the inlet. “I think it’s an important part of their ecology, especially when the water is cold,” he says. “It’s nice to get out of the cold water and get the sun. They’re cold-blooded so digestion is entirely dependent on temperature.” See Changes on page 2
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