Lobstermen use so much herring to bait lobster traps it dramatically boosts the population. All the females and juveniles are thrown back, so to a lobster a f

Lobstermen use so much herring to bait lobster traps it dramatically boosts the population. All the females and juveniles are thrown back, so to a lobster a fisherman's pot(trap) is an easy meal. Even the market size males will frequently go in a pot to eat and then escape before they can be caught. Lobsters are a species that actually benefits from fishing. Herring on the other hand...