A proposal in Rhode Island’s General Assembly to ban netting the fish in Narragansett Bay is pitting recreational fishermen who believe a ban will help rebuild stocks of striped bass against lobstermen who use menhaden to bait their traps.
The bill being considered by lawmakers would ban boats from using purse seines, or giant nets, to scoop up thousands of menhaden at a time for sale as bait. At least seven states on the Atlantic coast already have taken similar steps, including New Hampshire and Connecticut in New England.
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