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Adam · 03-02-2008, 12:47 PM

A note on WSB mortality. I researched this some. We put acoustic tags in about 30 white sea bass. We didn't tag fish that were bleeding or "looked like they would die", so this sample only represents fish that appeared healthy. We did recover the fish in a huge live well, but they had the disadvantage of a tag being surgically implanted in their abdominal cavity. Our data indicated "good" survival rates, over 75%.

Regarding my opinion, I have seen some c and r that I have thought to be very impactive (I've seen people catching and releasing rockfish and steelhead in great numbers, and the fish didn't look like they would stand a chance). I think that in a lot of cases it is less impactive to go kill the one or two fish you want and be done with it rather than catch and release lots of fish. But, I agree with an earlier comment about staying within the law and using our own judgment. I wouldn't pass judgment on this...except maybe for the one guy I saw injuring a very large number of wild steelhead on a consistent basis...

03-02-2008, 12:47 PM	#14
Adam Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 27	White Sea Bass - Catch and Release A note on WSB mortality. I researched this some. We put acoustic tags in about 30 white sea bass. We didn't tag fish that were bleeding or "looked like they would die", so this sample only represents fish that appeared healthy. We did recover the fish in a huge live well, but they had the disadvantage of a tag being surgically implanted in their abdominal cavity. Our data indicated "good" survival rates, over 75%. Regarding my opinion, I have seen some c and r that I have thought to be very impactive (I've seen people catching and releasing rockfish and steelhead in great numbers, and the fish didn't look like they would stand a chance). I think that in a lot of cases it is less impactive to go kill the one or two fish you want and be done with it rather than catch and release lots of fish. But, I agree with an earlier comment about staying within the law and using our own judgment. I wouldn't pass judgment on this...except maybe for the one guy I saw injuring a very large number of wild steelhead on a consistent basis...