Restrictions on leader length in an in‐river sport fishery reduce catch of threatened wild chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha and increase harvest of hatchery origin chinook

Abstract To achieve conservation and harvest objectives associated with Chinook Salmon, fisheries managers have relied on mark‐selective and anti‐snagging rules in freshwater whereby anglers are required to release wild Chinook and fish hooked in anatomical locations other than the head and mouth. H...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James P. Losee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-08-01
Series:Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.57