Blue Fish Canada has provided a donation to Morrison Dam Conservation Area.
The organization has provided a receptacle for discarded fishing tackle.
This includes things like fishing line, soft plastic baits, hooks, lead sinkers and jigs.
Many birds, crayfish, turtles and other aquatic life are injured or killed each year as a result of fishing line and its associated hooks and tackle that have been disposed improperly along shorelines, caught in trees or leaving boats in the water.
Fishing line entangles animals, making them vulnerable to predators, starvation and drowning. As they struggle, the line becomes tighter, cutting off circulation and can sever wings or legs. Fishing hooks can damage eyesight and if swallowed, can damage mouths and beaks.
