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CT bill to allow commercial striped bass fishing
Proposed Bill No. 5506:
AN ACT ALLOWING COMMERCIAL FISHING FOR STRIPED BASS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 26 of the general statutes be amended to declare striped bass a predatory fish that is harmful to other species and to allow commercial fishermen to take a limited number of striped bass using conventional tackle, but not by the use of purse seine nets or similar equipment.
Statement of Purpose:
To help balance the diversity of sea life in Long Island Sound.
Referred to Committee on Environment
Introduced by:
REP. ROY, 119th Dist.
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