... and things that make us frown

Illegal salmon nets - they're all over the place at the moment. This is from the ENFO website :

"The survival of the salmon depends on two factors: first that the fishermen control their catches so that there will always be enough salmon to provide for the next generation and secondly, keeping rivers and lakes free from pollution. The key factor in maintaining our salmon fisheries is control of the ways of fishing. The law restricts the numbers of nets which may be used in our coastal waters and completely forbids netting in fresh water. The nets must be kept below certain dimensions and no netting at all is allowed at weekends. If fishermen would obey the regulations and if pollution and interference with rivers could be controlled, then the future of the salmon would be assured. At present the laws are adequate for the protection of the stocks. The most intractable problem is a psychological one: many fishermen do not yet accept the fact that the laws have been drafted above all things to protect their livelihood."

Enforcement of the closed season seems inadequate to say the least, with almost everyone knowing who is responsible for putting the nets out yet looking the other way. Blame the seals for low salmon catches .... perhaps look a little closer to home.