Pierre Affre visited from Paris last month, filming a report for French television on the health of the striped bass population in the United States contrasted with the steep decline in population of the European sea bass. (The European bass is identical to the striped bass, except it has no stripes.)
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From left, John Posh, Joe Haines and Fred Ward, all longtime striped-bass fishermen.
He arrived on Election Day with two bottles of Champagne, eager to engage in the political moment late into the night. The next morning, I introduced Affre to some old-timers in Connecticut — John Posh, Joe Haines and Fred Ward — who have spent much of their lives fishing for striped bass from the surf and from the boat.
From France, a Different View of the Sea Bass Fishery – NYTimes.com
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