South Carolina adopted the striped bass in 1939.
MA adopted the cod in 1974.
Rhode island also adopted the striped bass in the year 2000 but you know what, the clam cake would have been more appropiate.
Stripedbass saved the pilgrims, and maybe pochahontas warm teepee, not cod.
Seriously, I think if you approach it as a recreational fishing plate with a stripedbass on it then that would fly. You would have to pick where the probable meager proceeds would go.
Just in case no one knows the legislature voted into law registration plates that have either seven didgits and/or letters or a combination of both a while ago, which means words like bonito will be allowed on a plate sometime in the near future.
Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
Hope you do better than we did here in NJ. Started the process nearly 5 years ago and it still hasn't happened. Sailed though and then got caught in red tape.
If it had been a plover plate it would've been done in a month!
The world is a strange place.......let's keep it that way.