We don't have catch and release laws in most of the Middle East countries , and besides , it wasn't my catch it was my dad's friend so I couldn't really say anything. It was dead when they came into the dock. figured the damage had been done so there's no point letting it go to waste. and yeah It did taste pretty good. except for Mackrel , i was under the impression that the older the fish is , the worse it will taste -- clearly I was wrong!