Thousands of dead Striped Bass are floating off the North Carolina coast after commercial fisherman haul in more then their daily quota(50 fish) in nets and throw back the smaller fish. Many of these striped bass die from the process getting crushed in the net. Recreational fisherman this past weekend discovered the kill and filmed it.

 

Striped Bass are an important natural resource for the people of North Carolina and we can’t afford to allow such needless waste. There has to be a better way to mange the commercial harvest so waste like this can be eliminated.
NC Camo sent out an alert on this issue today and urged people to take the following action;

Take action and send a message to Rob Bizzell, Chairman of the Marine Fisheries Commission, and Louis Daniel, Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries. Tell these officials that the waste is unacceptable and demand that this practice be stopped immediately and changes made to commercial fishing practices so that the waste does not occur again. It is unacceptable to waste so many fish of such great value for such a paltry return for so few.

News Channel 3
I agree with NC Camo and urge my readers to do the same. This is such a waste of a natural resource we got to stop this from continuing on.

Contact Info
Robert W. Bizzell – Chairman
252-527-1081 (W)
252-521-1306 (M)
bizzyb@coastalnet.com

Louis Daniel – Director
Catherine Blum – Contact
Morehead City Office – (252) 808-8013 or 1-800-682-2632
Via E-mail:Catherine.Blum@ncdenr.gov

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