To manage a fishery, you must know how the fish die

Monday, August 10, 2009 - 05:49 in Biology & Nature

Recreational anglers and commercial fishermen understand you need good fishery management to make sure there will be healthy populations of fish for generations to come. And making good management decisions rests in large part on understanding the mortality of fish species -- how many fish die each year as a result of natural causes and recreational and commercial fishing.

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