Scientists Say Rules May Keep Timid Fish

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer, General Science / Biology

(AP) -- Rules that allow only the catching of larger fish may encourage their replacement with slower growing, more timid varieties. That, at least, is the concern of researchers who studied test populations in two artificial lakes and report their findings in this week's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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