ASMFC Regulations Released: What Does It All Mean?
On October 29, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) approved new striped bass regulations which lower both commercial and recreational fishing mortality to conform to new lower reference points recommended by the ASMFC Technical Committee and adopted at this meeting. The ASMFC Management Board also clarified that uncaught commercial quotas cannot be transferred to […]
MD DNR 2014 YOY Figures
MD has just released the 2014 young of the year figures for striped bass. The graph below shows the arithmetic mean numbers: The 2014 number is 11.02. This is sure to be a great number for the spin doctors. Looking at it positively this may be the best of the last three years, but in […]
SF Full Comments to ASMFC Draft Addendum IV to Amendment 6
STRIPERS FOREVER COMMENTS TO DRAFT ADDENDUM IV TO AMENDMENT 6 TO THE ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS INTERSTATE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Stripers Forever is a not for profit organization that advocates for the conservation and responsible stewardship of striped bass. Stripers Forever (SF) believes that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has given too much consideration to […]
