Comments on: Trophy fish, back in the day http://deepseanews.com/2009/03/fishing-trophies-back-in-the-day/ All the news on the Earth's largest environment. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrew http://deepseanews.com/2009/03/fishing-trophies-back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6061 Andrew Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:51:53 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=3453#comment-6061 That is so true and not only in America!! When I've given talks to fishing clubs here in New Zealand, someone always asks 'Why aren't there the fish there use to be?' usually seeking an answer that focuses on the activities of another sector or even (sadly) race. My response has been that if you've ever taken a fish home then in some small way you're to blame, and I include myself as guilty as the next angler. Then I throw out two challenges I hope will help towards redressing the problem: 1) set yourself a lower bag limit than the one allowed and 2) release the big ones. We have got to change our mind-sets about our 'right' to harvest the sea whenever. That is so true and not only in America!! When I’ve given talks to fishing clubs here in New Zealand, someone always asks ‘Why aren’t there the fish there use to be?’ usually seeking an answer that focuses on the activities of another sector or even (sadly) race. My response has been that if you’ve ever taken a fish home then in some small way you’re to blame, and I include myself as guilty as the next angler. Then I throw out two challenges I hope will help towards redressing the problem: 1) set yourself a lower bag limit than the one allowed and 2) release the big ones. We have got to change our mind-sets about our ‘right’ to harvest the sea whenever.

]]> By: Eric http://deepseanews.com/2009/03/fishing-trophies-back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-6054 Eric Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:53:24 +0000 http://deepseanews.com/?p=3453#comment-6054 I love the suggestion of setting a maximum and minimum size limit! Unfortunately I don't think it will happen. I take it you are familiar with the experiments from <a href="http://www.msrc.sunysb.edu/~conover/" rel="nofollow">Conover at Stoney Brook</a>. I love the suggestion of setting a maximum and minimum size limit! Unfortunately I don’t think it will happen.

I take it you are familiar with the experiments from Conover at Stoney Brook.

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