Maine U.S. Rep. Tom Allen is applauding a presidential order that gives additional protections to striped bass.
The order designates striped bass as a game fish, rather than a commercial fish, in federally protected waters and encourages states to do the same in state-regulated waters within three miles of shore.
There is currently a moratorium on striped bass fishing of all types in federal waters, but Allen said President Bush's order should still be a welcome move for sportsmen.
He said there should be a ban on all commercial fishing for striped bass, which were nearly wiped out in the 1980s.
In New England, Allen said Maine, New Hampshire, and Connecticut currently prohibit commercial fishing for striped bass in state waters, but that Massachusetts and Rhode Island still allow it.
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