I want to thank everyone who has been calling in to our dispatch center with complaints of poachers taking short striped bass along the coastline. We have been flooded with complaints on Long Beach in Stratford as well as Milford with people coming up from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland over the last two weeks taking numerous short striped bass. Today I was with two of my officers at Long Beach in Stratford and seized approximately 30 short striped bass from 3 different groups. Over the last few days we have seized many short striped bass and have donated them to wildlife rehabilitation centers and will be donating to soup kitchens as well. Please keep the calls coming in as they are helping us to monitor hot spots. They are appreciated! Right now we are dedicating a lot of time in our state parks monitoring social distancing but we are trying to do what we can to enforce fishing regulations during this pandemic.