Striped bass still on New England menus and in stores, as new Massachusetts harvest rules pay off
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Cape Cod Times] By Doug Fraser - August 21, 2014 -
CHATHAM, Here we are in the third week in August, and striped bass is still on restaurant menus and being sold in fish markets.
That hasn't happened in six years.
In fact, with 33 percent of the total striped bass quota — nearly 368,000 pounds — still left to be caught, experts say restaurants can keep this supremely local fish on their menus right through the summer, maybe into fall.
"The price (paid to fishermen) has stayed high. And I think (the quota) will last into September, if not later," said Alex Hay, chief operating officer for Mac's Seafood, which has four fish markets and three restaurants on the Outer Cape...
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