FNS x . . seen sate ta eh } i . {. - FISH REARING expert Alois Schillinger’s slow release pellets, which would fertilize streams to boost nutrients for salmon, are drawing. atten- ». .tion from government scientists. He's donated his research in the expectation the pellets will become widely used in the province. , A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 30, 2005 Fertilizer pellets eyed ly way to increase salmon stocks. Alois Schillinger wants to" manufacture organic pellets which would slowly dissolve in stream waters, providing badly needed * nutrients to encourage fish growth and sur- vival. . Best of all, Schillinger continues, is that the charcoal briquette-size pellets wouid be ‘)’ «made from the leftovers at fish processing plants. aan “This fertilizer component does represent an extraordinary unique copy of duplication, “which exists’ identically in nature of natu- ‘rally produced nutrient by salmon carcasses ‘after they die and decompose, propagating vegetable. growth and the fish food chain,” “Says Schillinger i in a master plan crafted to ‘promote his development. - -He’s in negotiations ‘with the J. S. ‘Mac- Millan processing, plant i in Prince: ‘Rupert to ‘ provide the raw material and says there’s the 7 potential. to develop a processing facility ix in " Terrace. : “This. newly. developed. fertilizer has " great opportunity and beneficial returns for the economically depressed cities of Terrace _and Prince Rupert,” said Schillinger. “Additional employment opportunities : will be for fisheries biologist consulting firms or individual: biologists for watershed assessment “and” “fertilizer ‘implementation into’ nutrient deficient waters and monitor work.” Schillinger has even given a name to his product, Gold Nugget, because ‘ ‘this newly ity,” he said. . Schillinger spent $12, 000 of his own to boost fish stocks | A LOCAL FISH rearing expert has devel- * developed organic fertilizer pellets are worth. . oped i a low-cost and environmentally friend-: : their weight i ingold.” - As it is, Schillinger just last. week was contacted by a provincial fisheries official who works at the University of British Co- -lumbia. Ken Ashley wants 100 kiolograms of the charcoal briquette sized pellets for atest - -near Chilliwack.” Depending upon those results, the prov- ince could purchase 100 metric tonnes for . full scale testing. Schillinger’s concept of organic pellets comes after numerous government attempts at non-organic fertilization methods proved ‘ too expensive and not-satisfactory. _ . “I've been strictly against chemicals,”. said Schillinger in explaining his concept. * “Through logic and:common sense I devel- “oped this. Mother Nature knows best.” Schillinger perfected his work over the past: five years at various places, including Morgan, Creek and at a sterile. pond east of. Terrace. ‘ “Implementation of ‘increased’ nutrient _ into nutrient deficient. salmon bearing water - sources has the capability to improve the in- ‘crease of the salmon population extensively which can result in their future sustainabil- money, mostly from his pension, to develo the concept and has donated the work to both ‘ federal and provincial fisheries officials. Now 83, Schillinger has spent decades finding ways to increase. fish Populations through natural means. TWO AMERICANS fined $24,000 for fishing viola-— ' tions have failed in a bid to have their seized’ truck re- turned. . Washington ‘State resi- . dents "Billy Jack Witt and -- his son, Christian Witt, were originally told they won't get. their truck back until they each pay a $400 fine and $23,200 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund within a specified time pe- riod. ‘But the two then argued that the truck should be re- turned after paying the $800. because the payment to the’ trust fund should not be con- - sidered a fine. Provincial court judge Ed de Walle, who imposed the fines and trust fund pay- * ment requirement originally, ruled he didn‘t have author- - ity to make such a determi- nation. “IT may not tule o on. n-thé j is- sue because that may involve a variance or alteration of the sentence,” de Walle told the court. _. De Walle said it was. clearly intended, in his view, that the time to pay was or- dered with ‘respect to both the fine and the restitution to “the trust fund. At the time of trial, this payment plan was not dis- puted by former defence counsel Michael Shaw. De Walle did rule on oth- er issues in the case. One issue was whether . payment of the fines ex- tended to both men or just ‘Christian Witt, the registered . owner of the truck: _.De. Walle said his. view was clear from his reasons for judgment — cused had plead guilty and the truck would be detained until both paid their fines. Both were convicted of illegally angling on the Skeena and Kalum Rivers in July 2003. Those charges included obstructing a con- servation officer and falsely stating their purpose in en- tering Canada was to go on vacation. Undercover agents, posed as anglers and hired Truck return bid fails . the Witts to take them fish- ing: | Crown prosecutor Ron Beran had asked for the truck to be kept until the fine was paid. BC MARIJUANA PARTY overgrowing the government ~The BC. Marijuana Party Seeks Candidates For 2005 Election Contact Kirk Tousaw Phone:604-684-7076 Email: bcmp2005@yahoo.ca www.bcmarijuanaparty.com Terrace Minor Lacrosse & Hawkair BRING YOU... 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