To the editor: Javier Fuentes’ catch of a 30-pound catfish (with 20-30 catfish already in his freezer) is unsettling (“Large ‘scale-breaking’ catfish caught in Southern California lake; ‘Catzilla’ nonetheless on the unfastened,” July 31). Much more disturbing is Robert Hernandez, basic supervisor of the park district, joyfully touting the anticipated flush of individuals to the lake making an attempt to catch the nonetheless elusive 50-pound catfish named “Catzilla.”
Justin Broussard hooked Catzilla not too long ago for a catch and launch, however the catfish managed to thrash free. Broussard was going to do the fitting factor in contrast to Fuentes and Hernandez, who sanction pulling these catfish out of the gene pool for a photograph op.
Taking the largest, oldest, strongest and undoubtedly the neatest of animals is damaging. They typically produce extra offspring and a few of these develop into the largest and strongest. With out these two distinctive catfish, we possible get fewer and smaller catfish. The whole meals chain suffers as a result of somebody kills the perfect meals supplier and units again the expansion of the following Catzilla by years, evidenced by the dearth of information set for large catfish in California over a long time.
Taking the largest of something for bragging rights and a trophy will not be very good in case you wish to hunt or fish. You’re killing the sport for your self and everybody else.
Invoice Brock, Agoura Hills
