Hey all. I’ve been using iNaturalist for almost a year now but only recently have I started getting involved with the Forums. I figure this would be another good place to ask this question. I am an avid recreational fisherman, and I practice catch-and-release 99% of the time I go out. So you can im…

[image] nickcarlson: Of course, these people are activists with little to no credentials in the fields of biology and ecology, Where I live, catch-and-release may be banned for some species in the next few years because scientists “with credentials” view even a <10% mortality rate as too high…

What species? and what country?

[image] jasonhernandez74: Do you carry out other people’s litter when you find it? Small hazardous litter I remove, like lead sinkers, line spools, hooks, ect, and I will also try to pick up old lure wrappers and other things I can easily carry out with my gear. But if cleaned up all the litt…

I do catch and release. And yes, I am aware it can impact the fish I release. On the flip side I can remove invasive fish species from the environment

[image] environ: How much of this do you think you’d be able to see while standing on it? I imagine you would be able to tell that the bottom is sandy with intermittent weeds, but with continuous weeds closer to shore. You would not see the continuous weeds to the side or offshore of the pie…

Thank you. I didn’t realize this would be such a hotly debated issue…

FWIW while I grew up in a catch-and-release family (not that I fish any longer), I totally understand why people are against it. But let’s please just keep the temperature of the discourse down.

I do notice you appear to have hidden only the comments suggesting it is problematic, not the comments of people who do it. In any event, the species (well, the species I’m aware of - I’m sure it’s an issue for others) that it’s problematic for where I live (WA) is steelhead, which has been heavily …

I was going to guess salmon, because studies have shown that catch and release, at least during the run, is not effective, the fish often die. Steelhead are basically a salmon, so this makes sense The other species I know catch and release has been shown to be ineffective for is hammerhead sharks, …

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tiwane September 24, 2024, 6:35pm 47

I’ve hidden a few posts here that contained language that were more ad hominem than necessary. Again, this is about understanding each other’s points of view, even if there are strong disagreements.

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