Plans for security checks on Great Lakes recreational users scrapped
April 28, 08 by TheFleetIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
By Craig Smith | Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Big Brother won’t be breathing down the necks of charter fishing boat captains on Lake Erie.
Customs and Border Protection officials have backed off plans to require background checks for Great Lakes fishermen and divers entering Canadian waters. Anglers and divers who dock in Canada, however, will be subject to identification checks.
“We’re very, very pleased that they took another look at it and realized there was no threat to homeland security,” said Rick Unger, a retired police officer and president of the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association.
