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New fishing photo guidelines

The sportfishing industry increasingly frowns upon the so-called “hero shot,” which is when you drag big catches aboard the boat for a picture, and then release them. Scientific data show that pulling out big fish, such as sailfish, marlin, big tarpon and big roosterfish, can overstress the fish and damage it internally. The Tico Times encourages readers to continue writing in and posting “release shots” photos instead.

Please read Jerry “Bubba” Hallstrom's report on the new rules and the preferred “release shot.”

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