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Fish Suffer Up to 22 Minutes of Intense Pain When Taken Out of Water (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (12 children)

So long as you release them after a few minutes, they feel no pain whatsoever. Not even the hook through their mouth or gills.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    And how do you know that?

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Hah, I guess my sarcasm got missed on this comment! The premise that fish can't feel pain because we don't know for a certainty that they can is blatantly just mental gymnastics to justify the continued practice of a cruel hobby.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sorry, classic case of Poe's law! There are plenty of people who write what you said without any sarcasm, so without any indicators there's no way to know.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Back when I used to fish a lot, they were out of the water for 30 seconds tops, and I caught the same fish multiple times within 15 minutes on several occasions. They really don't seem to be bothered by it.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Most of them die after that.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's a pretty bold claim, do you have a source for that?

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