Most anglers understand why there are minimum limits on fish, particularly in freshwater. Without these limits, the fish would be more susceptible to overfishing, reducing the number of the species and threatening their demise. State conservation departments, such as the New Jersey Division of Fish and Game and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, can control the numbers of freshwater fish. Controlling the numbers of saltwater fish, however, is not always as easy.
Many of us cannot understand why controlling saltwater fish stocks is not as easy. Although the fish have an ocean full of water to navigate, they still have the same habits and stay in the same places, right? This is partially right. Some, if not most, fish have certain habits – go south when the cold weather comes, then back north when water temperatures warm. Continue reading Minimum Sizes Don't Always Mean Overfishing
