Post by seajunky on Jun 25, 2009 4:12:19 GMT -12
Saw this in the Rhyl Journal local paper. This is another very good reason why Gill netters should be stopped.
WHILE walking along the
beach at Splash Point last
week my six year old son,
who had run ahead of us,
became badly entangled in
monofilament.
It took my wife and I a
while to free him and luckily
the tide was not encroaching
too close. Further inspection
revealed that he was caught
in a large net. It was tethered
at one end to a groyne
and the other end fixed into
the sand. There was another
net attached to the next
groyne which had six dead
fish and weed. It was distressing
and disgusting.
There is a disaster waiting
to happen here. Fortunately
we were there to release our
son, but these nets need
removing before a tragedy
occurs. If you walk towards
Ffrith from Splash Point you
will soon find them at the
end of the groynes.
WHILE walking along the
beach at Splash Point last
week my six year old son,
who had run ahead of us,
became badly entangled in
monofilament.
It took my wife and I a
while to free him and luckily
the tide was not encroaching
too close. Further inspection
revealed that he was caught
in a large net. It was tethered
at one end to a groyne
and the other end fixed into
the sand. There was another
net attached to the next
groyne which had six dead
fish and weed. It was distressing
and disgusting.
There is a disaster waiting
to happen here. Fortunately
we were there to release our
son, but these nets need
removing before a tragedy
occurs. If you walk towards
Ffrith from Splash Point you
will soon find them at the
end of the groynes.
