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Article: INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR MARYLAND ON FEB. 19: FIVE ST. MARY'S COUNTY COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN PLEAD GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY OVERFISHING STRIPED BASS

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March 2, 2009
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GREENBELT, Md., Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for Maryland issued the following press release:

Five St. Mary's County area commercial fisherman pleaded guilty today to illegally overfishing striped bass, also known as rockfish, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice.

"Most rockfish return from the Atlantic Ocean to the freshwater of the Chesapeake Bay to spawn," said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. "If commercial fishermen obey the rules, we can all enjoy rockfish forever. If we ...

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