The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, January 20, 1995               TAG: 9501200482
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: RALEIGH                            LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

OCEAN STRIPERS LEGAL

The harvest of striped bass of at least 28 inches with commercial gear in the North Carolina waters of the Atlantic will open at sunrise Monday.

The season will continue until midnight March 31, or until 24,000 pounds have been caught.

The Division of Marine Fisheries said no more than five stripers a day can be taken by an individual or by a fishing operation. by CNB