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Partners in conservation launch ReleaSense initiative     Collaborative effort to make best catch-and-release practices, research available to anglers Shimano, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Harte Research Institute (HRI) for Gulf of Mexico Studies and Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) are proud to announce the launch of a cooperative effort called ReleaSense to promote and enhance the traditional role of anglers as leaders in saltwater fisheries conservation. ReleaSense is designed to empower anglers as stewards of the resource by bringing together industry, conservation organizations and fisheries scientists to develop the best, science-based catch-and-release practices. “Anglers long ago realized that there is great satisfaction in keeping what you want to eat, but even more satisfaction in releasing the rest,” said Dr. Greg Stunz, Director, Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at HRI. “Of course, for catch and release to work it is implied that those fish have a high chance for survival, and that is the idea behind ReleaSense.” ReleaSense will be an evolving online repository of instructional videos and scientific research all designed to improve the ability of saltwater anglers to increase the survival rates of released fish, from shallow-water species like speckled trout to deep-dwellers like grouper and snapper. “We are pleased to expand […]