these people might play right in to the councils hands if they do want to open the pier as an attraction, opening up the tunnel and lighthouse, they will look for a reason to close it to fishing as they would'nt want weights and hooks flailing around, especially the way health and safety is now, i knew a lad that got washed off, they found him the next day, the mesh was'nt present then but i think it could happen again, just a thought.