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Rideau Lakes council is requesting a meeting with the province in hopes to establish bass spawning sanctuaries across their lakes to help the declining population.
Councillor Ron Pollard said the catch-and-release fishing method causes damage to the population too.
Mayor Arie Hoogenboom dove further into the concerns.
Hoogenboom went over the process.
Currently there are two bass spawning sanctuaries on Opinicon and Charleston Lakes.
myFM spoke to advocates in Rideau Lakes last year about their efforts to preserve the bass population.
Story by Grant Deme