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Like a Fish Out of Water The unseen impacts of catch-and-release. Catch-and-release has become an ingrained fly-fishing habit. It’s been the only way to fish for so long, that for many, it’s hard to imagine an alternative. But is catch-and-release, as practiced, still an important tool in fish conservation and fisheries management? Or, has it … Read more

District Salmon Fishery Boards and Fishery Trusts are involved in a number of means of increasing salmon and sea trout populations including habitat maintenance and enhancement, mitigation of diffuse pollution, removal of in-stream barriers to migration, removal of invasive non-native species and stocking programmes. However, the simplest means for anglers and ghillies to make a … Read more

Catch-and-release has transformed fishing. Here are eight tips to help released fish survive. For most of recorded history humans fished only for sustenance. The idea of letting a fish go was inconsistent with the reason for catching it. But over the last century as food supplies became reliable and abundant, and as the number of … Read more

Fact Sheet FS1337 Figure 1. Recreational anglers fishing for black sea bass during the winter at a shipwreck off the coast of southern New Jersey (Photo credit: Douglas Zemeckis). Black sea bass (Centropristis striata) are a favorite summertime catch of recreational anglers in New Jersey, given their excellent food quality and high abundance and catch … Read more

How To Properly Catch & Release Fish (Without Killing Them) Another dead fish… Allow me to introduce you to one of the most misunderstood and misused fishing techniques that sadly kills countless fish every year in both freshwater and saltwater… And then allow me to also introduce you to a fellow angler that is working … Read more

Do fish survive catch-and-release? We release fish because we want them to live…. So, do they live? Bluefin are slowly recovering—should we kill more of them? Fishos have a week to respond to government on the allocation for southern bluefin—give it to commercial, or bank it with rec. Which one of those options will result … Read more

Previously, Sam Mossman looked at the research that had been done on the mortality rates of snapper released by recreational anglers. Here, he looks at what is known about the three other most important species: blue cod, kingfish and kahawai. In July of 2020, marine researcher John Holdsworth of Blue Water Marine Research, along with … Read more

Catch and release fishing is something that all anglers can get behind. Whether you’re a full-on environmentalist or just don’t want to waste food, releasing fish properly is an important part of every fishing trip. But it’s easy, right? You just drop it back in the water. Not exactly – safe release is easy, but … Read more

You are here Practice responsible recreation: Use best methods for catch-and-release fishing Adaptation Strategies and Actions Practice responsible recreation: Use best methods for catch-and-release fishing Strategy: Practice Careful Catch and Release Increases in temperature due to climate change have a wide range of effects on coastal fish 3. Each species of fish can only tolerate … Read more

Recreational Striped Bass Outreach and Education HELP Striped Bass SURVIVE Catch & Release DEC SALTWATER FISHING REGULATIONS Despite our best intentions, stripers experience stress and physical injury during capture and handling and, depending on the degree of these impacts, may not survive after release. The mortality rate of striped bass following release is not trivial. … Read more