tougher protections for striped bass

Mass. weighs tougher protections for striped bass

By Associated Press
Sunday, November 29, 2009

BOSTON — A bill designed to help conserve the wild Atlantic striped bass would ban the commercial harvesting of the fish in Massachusetts and limit recreational fisherman to one bass per day.

Violators would face fines of up to $200 for each fish taken above the one fish limit. Those caught a third time would face violations of up to $1,000 per extra fish and 60 days in jail.
The bill would also ban the taking of any striped bass less than 20 inches long and would require companies that raise striped bass to tag their fish with the name of the grower.

The bill is set to come up at a public hearing Tuesday at the Statehouse.

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