A new guide details how to safely release deepwater bottomfish species 
By Sam Hudson US Source: sportfishingmag 12/23/2023
Sam Hudson
Credit: Em Right
Prized bottomfish such as red snapper, gag grouper and other demersal species are experiencing overfishing. That’s according to state and federal fisheries managers in charge of overseeing fish populations. What that means for recreational anglers in the last decade is often shorter seasons, plus the likelihood of early seasonal closures. As you might imagine, the range of emotions many weekend-warriors experience falls anywhere from anger and frustration, to understanding, all the way to acceptance.
 

Anglers do not set snapper and grouper size limits and seasons — that’s completely out of our hands. What anglers can control is how they safely release a bottom fish that can’t be kept. Study after study shows that a percentage of bottom fish die after release — whether from gut hooking, barotrauma, or shark depredation.

 
Shiner, Red Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
826Pollution that killed 100,000 fish still a mysteryBBC News2024-01-27UK
827Some Far North iwi members out to stop decades-old fishing competition1news2024-01-23NZ
828How fly-fishing for steelhead trout was healing for my stepdaughterbangordailynews2024-01-24IN
829This N.L. fishing vessel endured stormy seas and heartbreak before it ever touched salt waterCBC News2024-01-25CA
830A switch to carp farming proves successful in Uttar Pradeshthefishsite2024-02-16IN
831Неуловимый любитель глубинohotniki2024-02-12RU
832Fishing for Smallmouth Bass During the Coldest Months of the Yeareinnews2024-02-17US
833Ice fishing event in Joussard, fun for the whole familylakesideleader2024-02-16CA
834Get hooked on fishing for free this Family Day weekendsudbury2024-02-17CA
835DNR seeks input on drafting new Lake of the Woods management planechopress2024-02-15US
836Is forward-facing sonar too much fishing technology?echopress2024-02-16US
837Man comes across dried up and stiff zombie fishnewsner2024-01-26ZA
838Nuneaton man among 13 anglers named and shamed for fishing illegallycoventrytelegraph2024-01-26CA
839New study shows how industrial development decimated fish populations near Vancouvervancouversun2024-01-26CA
840Far North fishing competition goes ahead despite protests1news2024-01-27NZ
841Wind farm plan in Hokkaido called threat to endangered fishasahi2024-01-24JP
842Its a slimy, prehistoric parasite with the mouth of an aliendiscoverwildlife2024-01-25EU
843Пассивная и активная ловля налима на Кольскомohotniki2024-02-04RU
844High hopes for Kazakhstan’s high altitude fish farmsthefishsite2024-02-14KZ
845This Chinook Salmon Caught In Argentina Is One Of The Biggest Weve Ever Seenbrobible2024-01-25AR
846B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas food sourcevancouversun2024-01-19CA
847Kayak angler lands record crappie while bass fishingyahoo2024-01-20US
848В ИСТРЕ ОТКРЫЛИ НОВЫЙ РЫБОПЕРЕРАБАТЫВАЮЩИЙ ЦЕХ ПОЛНОГО ЦИКЛАmosregtoday2024-02-09RU
849Oceana Canada Urges Caution on DFOs Phased Approach to Re-opening Redfish FisheryOceana Canada2024-02-02CA
850Baby sockeye salmon are growing faster due to climate changenationalobserver2024-01-15CA

216 217 218 33 of [219 - pages.]