Illegal Striped Bass

On Friday the owner and a manager of Profish, a prominent Washington, DC seafood distributor were convicted of multiple felony violations of the Lacy Act by trading in illegally caught Striped Bass. The Lacey Act is a federal law prohibiting individuals or corporations from transporting, selling or buying fish and wildlife harvested illegally. If we have any hope of bringing our fisheries back to where they need to be, we all must follow the rules and do the right thing.

Beginning this week, Striped Bass, whose North Atlantic populations are now strongly rebounding, are being legally and sustainably harvested by our rod and reel fishermen from Montauk, NY. The Cape Cod Striped Bass fishery is scheduled to open next week, and we hope to soon be shipping from there as well.

From Alaska’s Cook Inlet we are landing both King and Sockeye Salmon. They can ship combined with Halibut, Rockfish, Sablefish and Pacific Cod.

July 1st was the opening of Vermillion Snapper season in the Carolinas, and we should have a steady supply for the next month. These delicious fish are the only US Snappers ‘green-lighted’ sustainable by the Blue Ocean Institute. Jack Cox and the Tucker boys are landing these as well as many other beautiful fish.

The Dimins wish everyone a wonderful Fourth of July.