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Healthy Coastal Ecosystems
Minimizing Impacts of Fishing Tournaments on Black Bass
Even catch and release bass fishing tournaments can have a negative effect on fish populations. Research by Aquatic Resources Specialist Mark Malchoff of Lake Champlain Sea Grant and partners is helping to reduce those negative effects.