Category: Striped Bass

Take Action: Striped Bass Amendment 7

Author: Wild Ocean Team Posted Under: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Blog, Striped Bass, Big Fish

Weigh In Now for a Strong Striped Bass Plan 06/05/2022 Update: On May 4th, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board approved Amendment 7. The new plan lays a solid foundation for rebuilding the stock and for ensuring prompt and effective conservation action.  Read the highlights ...

Rebuild the Bass

Author: Wild Ocean Team Posted Under: Blog, Striped Bass, Big Fish

We Need to Rebuild Striped Bass, Not Move the Goal Posts The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is seeking public input on potential changes to the Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fishery Management Plan (ISFMP).  Ten issues are presented in a Public Information Document (PID) for what will be Amendment 7 to ...

Commission Votes for More Striped Bass Conservation

Author: Ken Hinman Posted Under: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Blog, Striped Bass, Big Fish

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted this week to develop management options for reducing fishing pressure on striped bass beginning with the 2015 season. The action by the 15-state commission came in response to a new assessment of the coastal striper stock, presented at the ASMFC’s Annual Meeting October ...

Coming Together: Striped Bass and Menhaden

Author: Ken Hinman Posted Under: Menhaden, Blog, Striped Bass

By Ken Hinman Two iconic fish – the striped bass, perhaps the most popular game fish on the east coast, and menhaden, the prey of choice for stripers and dozens of other coastal Atlantic predators – will be the topic of discussions at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Atlantic States Marine ...