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Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs)
have been set aside to stop people from fishing for rockfish
in important rockfish hotspots. Some people continue to fish
there anyway. Either they don’t know that they’re
in a no-fishing spot, or they don’t care. Unfortunately,
a fisher can make a lot of money selling rockfish, whether
it was caught legally or not.
Paul and Jeff spend a lot of time
explaining how important it is to stop illegally catching
rockfish. They’ve even set up signs (in five different
languages!) at some of the poachers' favourite fishing spots.
Hopefully, the signs will let fishers know that it’s
not okay to fish there.
But Paul and Jeff
can’t be
everywhere at once. They need help from the public to make
sure that the fish poachers are stopped. If you’re
in British Columbia and see someone fishing by a no-fishing
sign, call the number listed on the sign. You don’t
need to be a superhero to save a fish! Find
out how you can prevent poaching.
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