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Reversing Undesirable Fish Evolution

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday March 4, 2009 @05:54PM from the make-them-bun-shaped dept.

TaeKwonDood writes "Your granddad's approach to fishing — throw the little 'uns back — may have hurt their evolution, but we can reverse that, says a group of researchers, with a change of policy. Fish have been 'reprogramming' themselves to be smaller and live longer. Welcome to evolutionary dynamics, Lamarck. But, no, they are serious. And it can be fixed within 12 generations. What do the smart people out there think about this? Are they using the term 'evolution' the wrong way?"

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Re:Clear example of directional selection... by Anonymous Coward · 2009-03-04 18:33 · Score: 5, Funny

Are they using the term 'evolution' the wrong way?
What makes you think this wouldn't be an example of evolution?
Mostly the desire to be a self-righteous pedant and ask Slashdot armchair biologists to weigh in and overrule a group of university researchers.