Creosote pilings

[NootkaSounder]

I dont know much about the piling industrie but this is interesting

http://www.vancouversun.com/toxic+c...+herring+spawn+False+Creek/9526257/story.html

 

[Dogbreath]

What does the article say?

 

[Dave S]

It is documented and proven that herring are attracted to the dark shady surface that is creosote piling, and when they do spawn on the pilings, the eggs die before hatching.

I volunteer with a society that has witnessed this, and we have wrapped creosote pilings with filter cloth prior to the spawn to offer a safe and effective surface for them to spawn on. Check out the successes of these good people. http://www.squamishstreamkeepers.net/streamkeepers/Herring.html

 

[Theb55]

Squamish has done an incredible job. Sooke, Saanich Inlet, & Gorge Waterway are ideal candidates to follow.