$5,000,000.00
... of poached striped bass
Maybe these guys will get more than a slap on the wrist this time.
Watermen charged in illegal striped bass sales -- baltimoresun.com
money quote...
ASMFC Commissioner Pat Augustine of New York predicted that his fellow commissioners "will demand some form of punishment when this hits the table ... that could shut down commercial striped bass fishing in the Chesapeake
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