re: Snakehead fish invasion

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Please educate me. Why is there a limit for a species that is invasive? Same question goes for nutria I guess.

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It is ridiculous. They are supposed to be really good eating but it seems like it'd be a good idea to wipe them out if possible.

They have a bounty on an invasive species in Washington State, squawfish (there is apolitically correct name but I don't remember it). The regulations are RIDICULOUS. One hook per license, no baiting, no netting, size and bad limits etc. Yet they pay folks to catch the damned things. They are not good eating but if they were serious about getting rid of them they'd pay the bounty on any and all brought to scale and they'd be shed of them. Even with the regulations there are 10 or more people paid over $50K a year catching the things...they provide a list of all payouts and the outdoor pages of local papers print that information. They also can't be caught except for daylight hours and during certain seasons. Supposed to be damaging the salmon populations and normally you can't look at a salmon without getting ticketed. I am sure fisheries biologists have their reasons and they know more than me but it doesn't make any sense.