EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF THE CURRENT MINIMUM SIZE REGULATION FOR SELECTED REEF FISH BASED ON RELEASE MORTALITY AND FISH PHYSIOLOGY

It is, as all these things are, a long and trying read.  There is a lot of information, summed up in very scientific terminology.  There are a few interesting conclusions that may be drawn from it, though.  The most intersesting seems to be the fact that this study makes it obvious that often the NMFS acts without considering or using what can easily be termed the “best available science” when they pass so many of their regulations.

The full report is here.