Schoolie, While a lot of us here agree with your feelings and motivations on it, odds are that an EPO that pulls you over and discovers a possible "short fish", that EPO is less likely to understand your reasoning or even beleive that you are telling the truth. Just as easy for him to through the book at you... Even if it's a floater...
Best thing we can do is try to release fish as quickly & safely as possible. Fish mortality is going to happen and again, nature will do with it what it needs...
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