Recreation Groups Push to Ban Commercial Striper Fishing in Massachusetts Through Legislature
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Gloucester Times] By Christian M. Wade - December 4, 2017
BOSTON — Striped bass are New England’s premier sport fish, sought by thousands of anglers who prize them for a fighting spirit and high quality fillets.
Stripers were pushed to the brink of extinction in the late 1970s but made a dramatic comeback. Now recreational anglers say the coveted fish again is struggling, and they’re lobbying Beacon Hill to implement new limits that include making the fish off-limits to ...
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