In an article published in the Western Morning News, John Leballuer, the chariman of BASS has asked fishermen to give the new minimum landing size a chance.

"It is in the interests of the commercial fishermen, the public and sea anglers to create strong sustainable bass populations that can be enjoyed by all users well into the future.

"Responsible commercial fishermen will avoid areas where they know large numbers of undersized immature bass congregate and they will reap the benefit later when those fish begin to mature and larger numbers of bigger fish are present."

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