Posted by John M. on February 23, 2004 at 07:28:09:
In Reply to: What is the rationale for size limits? posted by Elaine on February 22, 2004 at 22:11:32:
Some places use a combination of minimum size and maximum size... a particular caught fish cannot be less than X inches nor more than Y inches... to deal with just the issue you raise. (There is also an issue where larger individuals account for a disproportionate amount of the young... it's a geometric curve, not a linear one.)