New England Center for Investigative Reporting (NECIR) Warns Of An Important Public Health Issue – Consumption Of Toxins In Striped Bass

The New England Center for Investigative Reporting (NECIR) recently ran a story about an important public health issue—consumption of toxins in striped bass. Here’s a link to the article.

This article will also run in the Cape Cod Times and the New Bedford Standard-Times.

When Stripers Forever learned that Massachusetts is the only state that does not warn its citizens of the potential dangers of eating striped bass, which are known to contain high levels of PCBs and mercury, we introduced legislation to correct the oversight.

Please take a moment today to share this article with your friends and family, and please also call your state legislators to tell them that you support House Bill 2069, An Article Relative to Food Labeling. You can use this link to find your local representative and senator and the best way to reach them: MA Legislature People Search

And when you do, please remind them that you are a recreational angler who supports strong striped bass conservation. We know our opposition is active in voicing their opinion, but we also know our membership far exceeds theirs and so we must let our voice be heard.

Thanks again for your continued support of wild striped bass conservation.