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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ Paul Falvo was surfing novascotia.cbc.ca and sent you this CBC News story with the comment: "" ________________________________________________________________________ RESIDENTS PROTEST WORM HUNTING ON LOCAL BEACHES HALIFAX - A citizen's group in Hants County took their campaign against the commercial harvesting of worms for sportfishing to the beach Friday during an organized protest. The Hants Shore Concerned Citizens Action Group said they were concerned that the year-round harvesting of bloodworms along the mudflats section of Cheverie Beach was destroying the natural habitat. In 2002 the Department of Fisheries and Oceans approved exploratory licences for marine worm harvesting along the south and west shores of Nova Scotia which includes beaches in Hants County. According to information on the DFO website, more than $4-million worth of worms are harvested in the province every year for use largely in sport fishing in the U.S. RELATED: Department of Fisheries and Oceans But residents in the West Hants area have claimed the licence holders are upsetting the natural habitat and destroying the beach as they turn up land in their hunt for the prized worm. Hazel Dill, who heads the Hants Shore group, is asking the federal government should reverse their decision to issue licences. Copyright © 2004 CBC All Rights Reserved ________________________________________________________________________ This story, forwarded to you by pfalvo@chebucto.ca, appears on http://cbc.ca at the following URL: http://novascotia.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=ns_bloodwom20040820 ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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