Does anglers killing carp make any difference?

[laneends]

Given carp have a zillion eggs it seems they are quite capable of breeding to whatever their local environment can sustain. Any impact any line anglers catch and kill will make negligible difference. "pruning" them only leaves more food for the remainder to grow big and fat and produce more eggs, thus offsetting any population losses due to capture. Anyone know of carp population being substantially reduced as a result of fishing pressure?

Is it simply about perception, and the only way it can be affected is a change in the environment that is detrimental to carp eg viruses or a natural predator?

If you did catch and release a carp you are doing no more harm than if you never caught it in the first place. ie you are having nil environmental impact, which is probably why the fines for doing so is rarely, if ever, enforced. Anyone got any stats on such fines?

[Wolly Bugger]

Given carp have a zillion eggs it seems they are quite capable of breeding to whatever their local environment can sustain. Any impact any line anglers catch and kill will make negligible difference. "pruning" them only leaves more food for the remainder to grow big and fat and produce more eggs, thus offsetting any population losses due to capture. Anyone know of carp population being substantially reduced as a result of fishing pressure?

Is it simply about perception, and the only way it can be affected is a change in the environment that is detrimental to carp eg viruses or a natural predator?

If you did catch and release a carp you are doing no more harm than if you never caught it in the first place. ie you are having nil environmental impact, which is probably why the fines for doing so is rarely, if ever, enforced. Anyone got any stats on such fines?

This topic is like setting the cat amongst the pigeons or letting the fox into the hen house.

The posting rules will be strictly enforced.

[laneends]

Thought it might be.

[Fish-cador]

Ready for the fireworks. Pop corn and drinks served.

[jedgpz]

got one the other day full of millions well thousands of eggs so yep i think it made a difference to the bend of river I was fishing

[ratbag]

they make great gummy baits, worth catching!

[drew 2]

It does no harm to kill them :thumbsup:

[barra mick]

As long as there dead its a win.

[Boonanza]

As long as there dead its a win.

Exactly :thumbsup:

[cheaterparts]

If you did catch and release a carp you are doing no more harm than if you never caught it in the first place. ie you are having nil environmental impact, which is probably why the fines for doing so is rarely, if ever, enforced. Anyone got any stats on such fines?

Keith while it may make little difference just like northern sea stars in the bay you pull one out it doesn't go back - pretty simple thats the rules
you could use the same theory that taking an under size fish will make little difference to fish stock ether but we all put under size fish back again simple it's the rules