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Cuomo Signs Law to Prohibit Commercial Fishing of Striped Bass in Hudson River  

DateTuesday, August 23, 2011 at 12:00AM

Citing the economic  importance of a high quality recreational fishery for striped bass, the Governor signed legislation extending the ban on commercial fishing for striped bass in the Hudson River until at least April 2015.

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Why would there ever be a commercial fishery for anything in the Hudson? The New York State Department of Health advises children and women of childbearing age against eating any fish from the Hudson River.

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