Selling Stripers illegally in fish markets

[basshunter]

If you were to come across a fish market illegally selling striped bass what do you do? Walk by, report it or buy it?

[surfstix1963]

I don.t like to hurt the small business owners but if they are selling illegal fish too bad I don't know who controls that kind of issue but I would start with the DEC and see what their response is to the matter.

[finchaser]

Call fish and game

[rip316]

Call fish and game

Calling fish and game will give the comms another black eye.

[CharlieTuna]

I think you need to be sure they are illegal fish Take striped bass for example. There are a lot of places where they are farm raised, They are supposed to be sold with a tag identifying them as that. If you don't see a tag ask them where they come from. Should the answer not reference farm raised or them showing you the tag, you should make the call.

[DarkSkies]

This was originally posted and written by Capt John McMurray, NYC. Illegal bass being sold in the NYC area.




http://www.nycflyfishing.com/Other%20press.htm

[rockhopper]

They are supposed to be sold with a tag identifying them as that. If you don't see a tag ask them where they come from. Should the answer not reference farm raised or them showing you the tag, you should make the call.

Well you probably havnt been to the markets in chinatown where you would have to speak Chinese to do that. Most of the times they speak in their own language unless counting money or telling you where to get counterfeit goods. For that culture I think selling illegal stripers is no big deal to them. I was down there recently this is a pic of stripers they had for sale. right on the street they don't seem to care.