Striped Bass

While walking along the East River near Stuyvesant Cove I noticed a large fish in the water. I took a closer look and saw a large striped bass that had been disfigured. While striped bass are often introduced into many areas for recreational purposes the Hudson River is a breeding ground for them. This fish is native to the east river as well, yet I found it suspicious that such a large animal would be so mutilated. I am assuming that the fish came into contact with a boat since it doesn’t seem likely that there would be a larger animal in the east river that would attack it.