F t B wrote:

>>>OK, they may not be the best but I don't think they're any worse
>>>than Tilapia. In some lakes in Japan it is illegal to throw back a
>>>Black Bass, you are forced to keep it.
>>
>>Now that's a first! I guess that is one way to get rid of the fish,
>>but how do you enforce that kind of rule. It's hard to check on what
>>type of fish someone tossed back in to the water after the fact.
>
>
> Most, not all, fishernen will follow the rules, even if there is only a slim
> chance of being caught. I would suspect that Japanese anglers are about the
> most honest out there. Around here, we give all non-trout (introduced fish)
> a good bonk on the head before throwing it back.

In the US (I think only East Coast), anglers are being asked to kill any
snakeheads they catch. I don't think these are good eating though..

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Dan