Hadley Pinkerton Why does Dr Dustin Marshall believe you should toss back the biggest fish Dr Dustin Marshall is recommending that fishermen throw larger female fish back into the ocean after catching them He claims that large female fish are disproportionately important to maintaining populations In order to maintain a productive stable fish population it is important to have an abundance of big old fat fertile female fish Doctors have nicknamed these crucial fish BOFFFFs Marinda Pamela A et al Dietary diversity determinants and contribution of fish to maternal and under five nutritional status in Zambia PloS one vol 13 9 e0204009 24 Sep 2018 doi 10 1371 journal pone 0204009 Aanstett AANSTETT Shark Research amp Conservation Program SRC University of Miami aanstett http sharkresearch earth miami edu wp content uploads 2018 07 Um Shark Research lo go 2018 new png 13 Feb 2015 sharkresearch earth miami edu evolution of motherhood the importance of mature femal e fish text Older 2C 20female 20fish 20are 20becoming and 20stability 20 of 20fish 20populations BOFFFFs are crucial to increasing biodiversity in fish populations They ensure reproductive success for fish populations This is because of the vast egg volume and egg numbers they release A single mother could release up to 58 million eggs per clutch More weight means more egg production but it is not a linear relationship As weight goes up the number of eggs rises exponentially This is why to grow biodiversity and maintain stable fish populations fisherman should throw back their BOFFFFs Mark A Hixon Darren W Johnson Susan M Sogard BOFFFFs on the importance of conserving old growth age structure in fishery populations ICES Journal of Marine Science Volume 71 Issue 8 October 2014 Pages 2171 2185 https doi org 10 1093 icesjms fst200
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