Why Restaurant Demand For Smaller Fish Fillets Is Bad News For Oceans

Doesn't help the species in a lot of cases,that is why pond raised fish got a huge following,they can be harvested at almost any level of growth,so they meet the market demands.

Lt Col Charlie Brown Me,too,Ma'am.There are certain species that have a lighter taste and better texture when small,but many of those can be obtained from fish farms and hatcheries and have no affect on the "wild" fish population.
Catfish fillets are real restaurant promoters around this area,but our lake here produces an over-abundance of catfish and the population isn't harmed even when really small fish are taken.A catfish plate usually has 2 fillets weighing 6-8 ounces each and that takes a fish weighing around 3 pounds and with channel catfish they have already reached the age to reproduce before that.