|
|
|
The fish programs at Eyes In The Woods (EIW) are a new and exciting opportunity to contribute to the enhancement and protection of Washington's aquatic resources. Streamwatch: Streamwatch is a program that allows sport clubs the opportunity to take a leadership role in protecting aquatic resources in local areas. Many stream, lake and saltwater resources suffer damage annually from poaching, wild-fish keepers, litter, trespass, closed season and over limit abuses. The best preventative enforcement tool available in any remote streamside, lake, bay or tide-flat location is the knowledge that any person there may be a trained crime observer and member of "Streamwatch". Several members of a participant sport club would take the Crime Observation and Reporting Training (CORT) class from a WDFW Wildlife Agent. This training instructs an individual in the non-confrontational method of acquiring violation information to relay to a WDFW officer and encouraging other anglers to use proper angling ethics when fishing or recreating on or near waters. Signs will be posted along the "adopted" water identifying the local club or group involved. See the Streamwatch section. Many sport groups have brought numerous "problem areas" to the attention of WDFW enforcement officers to learn that their field schedule is already over-full. Taking a major role in the protection of local aquatic resources demonstrates the type of quality resource leadership that many dedicated clubs will wish to participate in.
|
|
