alt Hacker NewsI'm sure I read somewhere that Maori fishermen used to eat small-mid sized fish and left the largest ones because they were the best breeders. I can't find a reference now but has logic.
I'm sure I read somewhere that Maori fishermen used to eat small-mid sized fish and left the largest ones because they were the best breeders. I can't find a reference now but has logic.
That is for eels.
I met a fella whose income came from going up coastal streams (canoe? Dingy with outboard?) to catch eels to sell. He definitely left the largest (queens?).
Good article: https://ourwayoflife.co.nz/from-vermin-to-icon-new-zealands-...
Also interesting: https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/05/thousands-of-eels-found-d...