I've read that for every minute of finished video there are 10 minutes edited out.
Perhaps we should institute a ban on fishing based media products as they undoubtedly increase handling, manipulation, stress to the animal, time out of water etc in order to produce an entertaining or compelling piece. We know that all of these things lead to increased mortality whether we witness it immediately or not.
In fact, it makes perfect sense that animal-handling for commercial purposes only be done so under permit by the regulating authority.
This might be especially prudent for those species designated as at risk by COSEWIC.
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