Tiger fishing in Zimbabwe: Catch and release helps preserve fish stocks

A new approach to competition has been used at the annual Kariba fishing tournament in Zimbabwe.
Organisers say the catch and release system has helped reduce the number of fish killed this year by 80 percent, as drought and poaching have reduced stock in Africa’s largest man-made lake.
Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports.
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[@RastaAfricanGentleman]

Would farming them not help as well?

[@Diggs4ever]

For some reason I thought this was tiger woods fishing lmao

[@AliJutt-gd1ic]

First comment from Pakistan😘

[@RastaAfricanGentleman]

Much respect

[@AliJutt-gd1ic]

@@RastaAfricanGentleman Thank you baby

[@lornathorpe1632]

I once read (don't remember source) that most fish released after being hooked die anyway. Anyone know if this is true?

[@jzk2020]

No clue

[@castingwithconnor4296]

If they fish is played for too long, or handled badly, or for too long when out of the water they die.
but if the fish is relied in in for minimal time and handled with care the will survive when released

[@lornathorpe1632]

@@castingwithconnor4296 Thanks for info.

[@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1]

Keeping the fish as trophies sounds a bit outdated, no? Are these trophies released at some point as well to uphold the lake's food chain? 😂

[@TheMaxiiman]

Zambians are overfishing using gill nets

[@richardc.1025]

In such a poor aftican cuntry who has money for fishing tourniments ?

[@conceretejungle1150]

This country is not poor at all

[@PeterMapfumo-w3o]

Zimbabweans are rich you fool

[@PeterMapfumo-w3o]

Poar is your name​@@conceretejungle1150