State weighs ban on commercial striped bass fishing

Striped bass are New England’s premier sport fish, sought by thousands of anglers who prize them for a fighting spirit and high-quality fillets. Stripers were pushed to the brink of extinction in the late 1970s but made a dramatic comeback. Now recreational anglers say the coveted fish again is struggling, and they’re lobbying Beacon Hill to implement new regulations that include making the fish off-limits to commercial fishermen. One proposal, filed Rep. Walter Timilty, D-Milton, […]