2016 Annual Angler Survey Results
The results of the Stripers Forever 2016 Annual Fishing Survey are finalized, supporting documents are below this commentary. In 2016 we received 684 responses to our annual survey. This was an increase of 27 from last year. This year’s survey has again produced a good representative sampling of sentiments from fishers all along the striper’s […]
ASMFC ACTION REQUEST- Menhaden Amendment 3
The Atlantic States Marine Fishery Commission’s menhaden management plan is being amended, and Stripers Forever strongly supports the concept that menhaden should be managed using Ecological Reference Points (ERP’s) with whatever models are available today. With abundance of Menhaden rising and the geographic range growing, the time to switch from “single species” to EBFM is […]
IMPORTANT ASMFC ACTION REQUEST
Menhaden Hearing: Attendance and Comments Requested The ASMFC is considering updates to the Menhaden fishery management plan that will leave more fish in the water for predators like Striped Bass and Bluefish, and update state-by-state quota allocations. For those of you who have been on the water this fall, you’ve seen huge bunker schools and […]
