Catch and Release Fishing Might Hurt Fish More Than Thought

If you’re a fish, it sucks to have a hole ripped in your mouth by a hook.Actually, researchers found, it sucks less.New research out today in the Journal of Experimental Biology found that fish can't suck up food as well after having a hole poked in their mouth by a fishing hook.The team, led by Tim Higham at UC-Riverside, focused on marine shiner perch for their study. These perch are a common target for anglers and belong to a broader group of fish (along with bass, bluegill, a