Imagine There Is a Species-Specific Fishing Regulation That Mandates That

Multiple Choice

Imagine there is a species-specific fishing regulation that mandates that only adult fish of this species that are 75 cm or longer may be kept; shorter fish must be released. Based on your knowledge of natural selection, you would predict that the average length of the adult fish population will

A) remain unchanged.
B) gradually decline.
C) rapidly decline.
D) gradually increase.
E) rapidly increase.