Fish CPR
CPR for fish is an acronym for Catch, Photograph and Release. Most anglers fish for the sport of it and practice catch and release. In order to maintain the abundance of our fishing resources, (my personal belief) is to use “Catch and Release” and only kill what you are going to use for food. With today’s technology of cameras, video recording devices and replica making, there is little need to have a “physical trophy” of the fish we catch. We all want to admire our great accomplishment of our catch, but should do so without unnecessary damage to the fish. Taking care to wet the hands or to use specialized gloves for handling fish, keeping the fish in the water as much as possible and taking the time to ensure that the fish has recovered enough to be released safely.
*Sometimes “Selective Harvest” is used to control the population of fish in a given area, but I’ll leave that up to the governing bodies of such areas.