Comments on: Larger Fish Produce Hardier Offspring http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/blog/2008/11/26/larger-fish-produce-hardier-offspring/ Topical information for researchers, policy advisers and the public who are interested in the interaction between ecology and public policy. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:06:05 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: migratingfishswim http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/blog/2008/11/26/larger-fish-produce-hardier-offspring/comment-page-1/#comment-55 migratingfishswim Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:26:00 +0000 http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/blog/2008/11/26/larger-fish-produce-hardier-offspring/#comment-55 Thanks for a great post.<br/><br/>Yes, I have often wondered at the wisdom of catching the larger fish when it's been known for a while that they're often the most fecund.<br/><br/>I wonder if this is a case of mis-applying scientific knowledge from a different area?<br/><br/>It would be a sweeping generalisation to state either way on European fishing practices. <br/><br/>The CFP needs to be overhauled on the basis of scientific evidence, but I think us scientists would do well to increase our work with people whose livelihoods depend on fisheries, in order to build a consensus which governments and the large fishing companies can't argue out of. Thanks for a great post.

Yes, I have often wondered at the wisdom of catching the larger fish when it’s been known for a while that they’re often the most fecund.

I wonder if this is a case of mis-applying scientific knowledge from a different area?

It would be a sweeping generalisation to state either way on European fishing practices.

The CFP needs to be overhauled on the basis of scientific evidence, but I think us scientists would do well to increase our work with people whose livelihoods depend on fisheries, in order to build a consensus which governments and the large fishing companies can’t argue out of.

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