Striped Bass

Serves 4 1 1/2 pounds boneless striped bass fillets (about 1 inch thick), skin on Oil (for rubbing on fish) Salt and black pepper, to taste 16 radishes, thinly sliced 1 red onion, thinly sliced 1/2 pound baby arugula 1/2 cup fresh corn kernels, steamed 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Juice of 1 lemon 1. Heat a charcoal grill.

It's not easy counting river herring. Occupational hazards include eye strain from staring at the same spot of water for 10 minutes, boredom when the fish aren't there, and panic when they surge past in such high numbers that counting seems impossible. There's also the occasional aggressive swan or swooping seagull to contend with. Being a herring is no piece of cake, either. Bowing to nature's imperative, the fish migrate in the spring from the ocean back to their birthplaces in freshwater ponds up and down the East Coast - a course studded with such obstacles as hungry striped bass and...

Serves 4 Olive oil (for sprinkling) 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless striped bass (in one piece) Salt and pepper, to taste 3 medium tomatoes, cored and thinly sliced 15 pitted Kalamata olives, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1. Set the oven at 400 degrees.

ARE WHALES wonderful? Think herring. Are penguins cute? Think krill. Like hooking stripers? Think menhaden. "I'm not sure you can ever make them sexy, but if you take out the herring, you take out the whales," said Ed Houde of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. "Charismatic marine mammals and seabirds get all the attention. But historically, we really haven't measured the abundance of their food. Lots of these things depend on menhaden and herring for 50 to 100 percent of their diet.

Serves 4 Butter (for the dish) 2 pounds skinless, boneless firm-fleshed fish, such as striped bass or bluefish 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise 1/2 cup Dijon mustard 1/2 cup grated horseradish 1/4 onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup finely chopped...

ARE WHALES wonderful? Think herring. Are penguins cute? Think krill. Like hooking stripers? Think menhaden. "I'm not sure you can ever make them sexy, but if you take out the herring, you take out the whales," said Ed Houde of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. "Charismatic marine mammals and seabirds get all the attention. But historically, we really haven't measured the abundance of their food. Lots of these things depend on menhaden and herring for 50 to 100 percent of their diet.

A bill that streamlines Maine’s saltwater fishing registry rules awaits Gov. Paul LePage’s signature. Sen. David Trahan’s (TRAY’-han) bill was among those that passed in the hectic, final days of the legislative session last week. The Waldoboro Republican’s bill updates a law that was passed after extensive debate last year. Under the 2010 law, Maine residents with freshwater licenses are all set with the federal registry requirement. But the law said Mainers without freshwater licenses, and nonresidents, had to register for a $2 agent fee. Striped bass...

Serves 6 At The Cafe at Books & Books, Bernie Matz makes his signature ceviche without peppers, allowing the flavor of the sea to dominate. He uses grouper from the warm waters of the Florida Keys, but any very fresh, firm white fish will do. Striped bass is especially delicious. Matz says ceviche will keep in the refrigerator for two days; he prefers just three or four hours. The fish will continue to “cook’’ in the citrus juice. 3 pounds skinless, boneless white fish (striped bass, hake, or halibut)

Chefs and those in the seafood industry say that seafood watch lists put out by various organizations, naming some species as ocean-friendly, should be viewed with a grain of salt. They do not tell the whole story. When the New England Aquarium put one together a couple of years ago, they asked Kim Marden, of Captain Marden's Seafood in Wellesley, for his advice. "I said, ‘I don't agree with what's on it. Out of the six or seven species, I agree with one. If you're looking for someone to say, this is great, you called the wrong guy,' " Marden told them.

Paper sack fish Serves 6 Use an ordinary brown paper lunch bag to make this recipe. In the South, it's made with catfish. In New England use pollock, striped bass, or bluefish. Olive oil cooking spray (for the bags) 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1/3 cup lemon juice 2 1/2 pounds pollock, striped bass, or bluefish, cut into 6 pieces 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 lemon, cut into 6 slices 1. Set the oven...

Chefs and those in the seafood industry say that seafood watch lists put out by various organizations, naming some species as ocean-friendly, should be viewed with a grain of salt. They do not tell the whole story. When the New England Aquarium put one together a couple of years ago, they asked Kim Marden, of Captain Marden's Seafood in Wellesley, for his advice. "I said, ‘I don't agree with what's on it. Out of the six or seven species, I agree with one. If you're looking for someone to say, this is great, you called the wrong guy,' " Marden told them.

A natural jewel down by the river ►The entrance to the 129-acre Albert F. Norris Reservation is located on Dover Street, across from the Norwell Post Office near the town center. ►Several loop or out-and-back routes along carriage roads are available for walkers, leading to a curve in the North River. The reservation includes about 2 miles of easy walking trails in a forest of pine and oak. ►The reservation has a former mill pond, a wetlands boardwalk, and a boathouse on the banks of the tidal North River.

RED LANTERN ** 39 Stanhope St., Boston. 617-262-3900. www.red lanternboston.com. All major credit cards accepted. Wheelchair accessible. Prices Appetizers $6-$12. Sushi rolls $9-$18. Entrees $16-$88. Desserts $7-$10. Hours Daily 5 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (bar until 2 a.m.) Noise level Conversation easy. May we suggest Duck buns, whole striped bass, Mongolian skirt steak, Lantern cake. The first time I visited Red Lantern, I ate a lot of things.

A bill that streamlines Maine’s saltwater fishing registry rules awaits Gov. Paul LePage’s signature. Sen. David Trahan’s (TRAY’-han) bill was among those that passed in the hectic, final days of the legislative session last week. The Waldoboro Republican’s bill updates a law that was passed after extensive debate last year. Under the 2010 law, Maine residents with freshwater licenses are all set with the federal registry requirement. But the law said Mainers without freshwater licenses, and nonresidents, had to register for a $2 agent fee....

SNAPPY SUSHI 108 Newbury St., Boston, 617-262-4530. MasterCard, Visa, American Express. Not wheelchair accessible. Prices Appetizers $3.95-$10.95. Entrees $8.95-$14.95. No desserts. Hours Sun-Thu 11:30 a.m.- 10:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11:30 a.m. -11 p.m. Liquor Beer and wine. May we suggest Striped bass sushi, rainbow battera, mamemaki roll, Boston lobster roll. It seems there’s a boom in reasonably priced sushi in Boston. In the past few months, Brookline’s quirky Super Fusion Cuisine expanded to four locations, and a third Fin’s Japanese Sushi +...

Q. How did you get from the kitchen to television? A. I walked into the Food Network many years ago and said, “Hey, do you guys want to do a show about this and that and the other thing?’’ And they said “No!’’ [laughs]. From there, it just kind of was me knocking on their door a lot. Q. What’s the show like? A. It’s very authentic. It’s a real road trip. I have this old BMW motorcycle that I drive around. There are times when we actually don’t catch fish, and we tell you that.

Serves 6 At The Cafe at Books & Books, Bernie Matz makes his signature ceviche without peppers, allowing the flavor of the sea to dominate. He uses grouper from the warm waters of the Florida Keys, but any very fresh, firm white fish will do. Striped bass is especially delicious. Matz says ceviche will keep in the refrigerator for two days; he prefers just three or four hours. The fish will continue to “cook’’ in the citrus juice. 3 pounds skinless, boneless white fish (striped bass, hake, or halibut)

OKLAHOMA CITY — The remains of two US Army soldiers, one from Oklahoma and one from Montana, missing in Vietnam for nearly 40 years, have been identified, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday. The bodies Chief Warrant Officer Donald Wann of Shawnee, Okla., and First Lieutenant Paul Magers of Billings, Mont., were identified through DNA testing by the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory in Hawaii. Wann and Magers were killed June 1, 1971, when the AH-1 Cobra helicopter they were flying as part of a rescue mission was shot down in Quang...