
Viewer Feedback: ‘Fishing is Cruel and Inhumane in General’
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Viewers weigh in on a controversial fishing technique called “snagging.”
Viewers had strong reaction to our recent story about “snagging.” That’s a controversial form of salmon fishing allowed in certain parts of the city in which fishermen use a hook to try and “snag” a fish on any part of its body.
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Viewer Feedback: ‘Fishing is Cruel and Inhumane in General’
Clip: 12/13/2018 | 1m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Viewers had strong reaction to our recent story about “snagging.” That’s a controversial form of salmon fishing allowed in certain parts of the city in which fishermen use a hook to try and “snag” a fish on any part of its body.
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