Total of 10 tons of illegally caught striped bass found over three days

For the second consecutive day, Natural Resources Police officers pulled illegal nets from the Chesapeake Bay Wednesday filled to the brim with striped bass. In total, they have seized 10 tons of illegally caught fish, the largest haul of its type since the end of the rockfish moratorium more than two decades ago. After detectingContinue reading “Total of 10 tons of illegally caught striped bass found over three days”

Three tons of striped bass seized in illegal fishing net

http://www.abc2news.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=7500   Three Tons of Illegally Caught Rockfish video   Natural Resources Police made quite a catch this morning on the Eastern Shore — what they described as an illegal net filled with three tons of rock fish. And while not all crime involves guns and drugs, I couldn’t help but note the poaching stingContinue reading “Three tons of striped bass seized in illegal fishing net”