On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:25:04 -0400, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:


One of the biggest problems we're seeing up here, and while the various
Departments of The Environment in New England states don't publicly
acknowledge it, poaching of striper and ground fish stocks goes on and
on - mostly Russians, Poles, etc - mostly immigrants from that area of
the world - reselling into their own ethnic markets and shops year
around without any interference except for the occasional bust.
Enforcement of landed poaching is almost non-existant.

I won't say that's not happening here, but stripers have been a "no sell"
fish for quite a few years here. I'm sure there must be an underground
market, but you won't see them in any legitimate restaurant or fish
market. And, they do seem to be making a strong comeback.