Black Market Stripers?

[JohnR]

1. Do you think there is a large black market for striped bass? Large? No. Existing, yes.
2. Do you know anyone who is transporting fish illegally from one state to another in order to sell them? No
3. Do you know anyone who ignores the quota and takes as many fish as he/she feels they can hide and sell? personally? No
4. Do you know of instances where someone takes lots of undersized fish and sells them to restaurants? No
5. Do you know fishermen that illegally target fish in the EEZ for sale? Personally? Not that I am aware of but i would suspect yes (and half the BI fleet.
6. Have you ever called DEM or DEC to report a violator only to have no response? Not recently
7. Do you think this illegal activity is having a negative impact on the health of the striper population? Marginal impact.
8. What do you think we need to do to help eliminate this problem? Setup L.E. Sting teams to chase down those poaching, and have the courts do more than a slap on the wrist.