TIL catch and release fishing has an 18% average mortality rate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_and_release#Injury_and_mortality_in_released_fish

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goldfishmotorcycle@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

What’s the margin for error on this? An 82% chance of immortality sounds like a bet I might be willing to take.

usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3y

I know you are joking, but if you were curious, it's from a meta-analysis based on the mortality data from 53 studies. The rates vary between species as well