[gerbilly]

> when you pull a fish up from a hundred-plus yards underwater quickly, they tend to not survive if you do toss them back

I see, so you're doing them a favour.

The only thing that still seems a bit off is, who gets to define them as 'pests'?

I suppose some deep sea fishermen have that opinion, but they must serve some purpose in the ocean?

[Kaiyou]

Why do you think they must serve a purpose?

[gerbilly]

Because everything in nature is eaten by or eats something else, and that the whole system tends towards equilibrium over time.

[Kaiyou]

..so what's the purpose humans serve?