New Jersey anglers find themselves in the strange position of opposing a regulation that would give them more fish to catch.
The issue is striped bass, a game fish that migrates between North Carolina and Maine.
A proposal from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, or ASMFC, would allow greater commercial catches all along the East Coast.
Recreational fishermen, or anglers, normally oppose greater commercial catches amid worries there will be fewer fish for them to catch. Recreational and commercial fishermen have fought such battles for decades.
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