Turn him in. Hopefully they would set him up. I saw striped bass for sale in a local chinese/japanese fish market on the Black Horse Pike in Turnersville. I said to the guy isnt it illegal to sell? He just kind of looked at me like who are you to ask. When I looked in the store a couple days later it was gone.

[ 11-02-2005, 11:41 AM: Message edited by: Fish4Life ]

 

call fish and game, talk to an officer, not office personel

 

definitely call. it's totally illegal to sell non-hybrid. fish and game will take care of that guy. definitely call. you can do it anonymously if you want....

 

Maybe he was setting you up.

 

Good point Capt Bill. You never know.

 

Hybrids are legal to sell. It's definitely illegal to be buying wild ones though.

 

so hybrids can be sold by him? I just am astonished he would be so brassin and open about asking me to catch and sell striper to him when it was obvious I was saying to him thats its illegal. Any one have the game wardens number or number I should call?

 

Law Enforcement 856-629-0555 (Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem). They have #s for other counties....

 

i would watch out it seemed more like a set up then n e thing i would call and tell them and try to set him up if he is an officer nothin will come of it if he isn't thats a huge fine

 

I see them in the sushi bars all the time!

 

people who do illegal things rarely give a ****. if he's selling wild fish he just want's to increase his supply/profit. i doubt it's a set-up.

 

Yeah, I really doubt that the FG&W is in cahoots with some fish market owner. Face it, people do illegal things and sometimes they're pretty brash about it. I can't tell you how many times I've been approached by Asians at the Point jetty asking if they can buy any fish I have. I always have a little fun w/ them though. I tell them sure, they can buy everything in my cooler, and being that I'm a horrible fisherman, when they open the cooler it's always empty

 

On sunday I saw a comericial guy netting bunker about 2 miles north of capemay inlet. He had weakfish and stripers in the net that didnt go over board. I guess they are considered by catch? They probably ended up in a fish market like thhis guy...

 

why is it illegeal to sell stripers?

is it OK for tuna, ect?

 

In NJ stripers are a gamefish and not allowed to be sold.

 

bluewater and harbor nights, The proper phone number for fish and wildlife marine law enforcement is 609-748-2050. Talk to captain Meyer and both of theese cases will be dealt with severely.
Barrell

 

Originally posted by barrell:
bluewater and harbor nights, The proper phone number for fish and wildlife marine law enforcement is 609-748-2050. Talk to captain Meyer and both of theese cases will be dealt with severely.
Barrell

Rob,
Yes, call them and the number above is the number I have saved in my cell also!

 

Originally posted by Ron/Pa:
why is it illegeal to sell stripers?

is it OK for tuna, ect?

I don't think it's legal for a recreational fisherman to sell any fish.

Also, another question. Is it illegal for a fish market in NJ to sell striped bass caught in an area where commercial harvest is legal?

 

If you have a recreational tuna permit, then it is not legal to sell tuna.

 

Is it really legal to sell hybrid stripers? If so, must they be caught in the salt? I never heard of hybrids caught in the salt. Does that happen? I can't imagine it is legal to sell hybrids caught in Spruce Run etc. I can't imagine it is legal to sell hybrids at all. They must be raised in a hatchery so...

 

I believe all hybrids are hatchery fish. Hybrid fish are usually sterile.

 

Well I will call the number thanks for the information. When it comes to the striped bass i know we all try to preserve the fish. I will give a call on the matter and bring it to the attention to the fish and game authority. I just was surprised how litte regard for the law the man has and does it happen more times then not up and down the coastal waters of NJ and if so maybe that is a problem that should be concidered when they point fingers at our catch limits and what not? I dont know alot about the laws on this fish but I do think that if theres markets so brassin and willing to disgaurd authority maybe the laws should be reinforced strictly? Maybe fish and game are grossly under staffed? Well thanks for the info all and good luck this fall .