When fishing in the ocean, the plan usually isn’t for fish tossed back in to become an easy meal for sharks or dolphins roaming nearby, but that can be the case. Advocates for descending devices hope those creations can provide second and third chances for fish to continue on their way after getting reeled in and released.

“It works, and it works so well — what I would tell a group here is you not only have the opportunity to do something good for a fishery, I hope when we finish you’ll have an obligation — you’ll feel obliged to do it,” said Al Segars, a retired veterinarian with the S.C. Wildlife Federation who worked with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources for 20 years.

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