Moose Jaw conservation officers are asking for the public’s assistance after finding an unlawful gill net along the shoreline at the Buffalo Pound Lake dam.
Officers were made aware of the small mesh gill net in Buffalo Pound Provincial Park at approximately 6 p.m. on Monday.
It is illegal to net-fish in the province in the following ways:
- Without being licensed for a specific body of water
- Using a net that impedes more than two-thirds of a river or channel
- Fishing with a mesh size smaller than the legal size specific to the waterbody, or possessing a small mesh net within 500 metres of the waterbody
- Fishing in any manner within 23 metres downstream of a dam or fishway
Below is a map of where the gill net was found:
Conservation officers collected evidence at the scene and are asking for the public’s help with any further information that may assist in the investigation. Anyone who may have seen unusual or suspicious activities, vehicles or individuals in the area during that time could have valuable information.
If you have any information, contact your local conservation officer or call the Saskatchewan Turn In Poachers and Polluters (TIPP) line at 1-800-667-7561.