JacobF,

Easy, cutt it off or use a hook release tool. You net ocean salmon and brig em in the boat to flop around and get all their scales scrapped off and they are as good as dead.

People I fish with and myself have been cutting fish off or using a hook release tool for years. You never have to touch the fish or put it in a nett.

It has come to this due to iresponsible fish handling in the past.