Research shows catch-and-release tournaments can harm fish

Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 18:31 in Biology & Nature

The basic idea of a catch-and-release fishing tournament is that the fish are let free and can go back into the water to continue to breed and expand the fish stock. Researchers in Saskatchewan are finding that doesn't always happen — and that a number of fish caught in these tournaments could end up dying.

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