Mar 11, 2012 - Straits Times
The National Parks Board is considering lifting a ban on live
bait at Woodlands Waterfront Jetty, after an angler wrote to them
on this.
'Nparks is now working with him and his regular anglers to
self-police, and get all to adopt the correct way to preparing live
bait. This will then make the ban unnecessary and irrelevant,' said
National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan in his blog on Sunday.
The Straits Times understands, however, than the ban will not be
lifted immediately.
The ban was imposed after anglers prepared live bait on the
floor and did not clean up after themselves. This left behind a
stench and attracted flies, said Mr Khaw, who added that the park
had to 'reluctantly' discourage live bait at the jetty.
This, he said, is 'not a good solution as it affects the fishing
experience of anglers'. The best solution, he said, is for the
community and anglers to take ownership of the jetty's
cleanliness.
