Comments on: Western pond turtle gets hooked by fisherman

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:58:22 +0000

Dave: “I wish fishermen would do a better job of clean up. It is not all of them, just a few.”

One thing that I noticed at Benicia Marina were disposal canisters for fishing line. I requested City of Martinez to put these things up along the Martinez Waterfront.

With the request I forwarded a photo of a Canadian goose with its foot grossly entangled in fishing line. He tried to remove the line, but, naturally, was only pulling tighter. (I learned of Diana and Native Bird Connections after the fact.)

I’m still waiting for a response from the City of Martinez …

By: Gary Bogue

Gary Bogue — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:40:55 +0000

Dave: Wish I had a quarter for every bird, mammal, reptile I’ve had to untangle from fishing line over the years./Gary

By: Dave Harper

Dave Harper — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:40:45 +0000

Dear Gary,
I wish fishermen would do a better job of clean up. It is not all of them, just a few. I have even been tangled in the wasted fishing line while hiking along lakes. All wildlife is affected by this issue, and many times it is impossible to catch the animals to un ravel the mess.
Thanks, Dave

By: Dave Harper

Dave Harper — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:33:42 +0000

Gary,
I wish fishermen would clean up behind themselves better. Its not all of them, just a few. I even get tangled up in the left over fishing line when hiking.
Fishing line causes problems with all wildlife and many times the animal can not be caught to unravel the mess.
Dave