Star Tribune: DNR biologist: Proposed walleye limit cut is a social issue that won't yield more fish
"[Fishing regulation handbooks are loaded with rules that fundamentally are socially based. Examples include the largemouth bass open season, party fishing and culling. Rules on what constitutes legal tackle also are often based on what a majority of people think provides for "fair chase'' in sportfishing. Today's walleye limit therefore can be considered in part a social regulation that defines what is "reasonable.''
Now, because the issue is being considered in the Legislature and not the DNR, the "reasonableness'' of the proposed walleye limit reduction from six to four is for politicians to gauge as to whether it is sensible and socially acceptable."
Read the full interview with Paul Radomski, author of Walleye: A Beautiful Fish of the Dark, at Star Tribune.