Conservation advocates won the fight…now what? By Capt. John McMurray, President Last week the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) met to finalize Amendment 7 to the Striped Bass Management Plan. In the spirit of optimism, it’s hard not to acknowledge a surprisingly good outcome. I mean, without a doubt,
By Tony Friedrich VP/Policy Director Striped Bass Amendment 7 Brief Recap: One Down, Twenty-Six to Go By Tony Friedrich VP/Policy Director This blog is intended to give our readers a very brief recap of what happened at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Striped Bass Board Meeting on Wednesday. A
By Tony Friedrich, Vice President and Policy Director Photo Credit: LeeAnne Conway We have been working on Amendment 7 for striped bass forever, it seems. The comment period is over. It is a strange feeling when you come to the end of a long journey. There is some relief
By Tony Friedrich, Vice President and Policy Director The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will hold the next Striped Bass Management Board meeting on Oct 20, 2021. This is where the rubber meets the road. Amendment 7 will most likely be accepted for public comment. Once that happens,
By Tony Friedrich, Vice President and Policy Director Photo Credit: Colin Cournoyer After the last blog, we all know the issues with voluntary commercial transfers between the states. There are still the other issues from Amendment 7 that we need to tell you about. If you recall the PID process,
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Catch and Release of Striped Bass We have been doing angler workshops up and down the coast for the last few months. We visited Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey to speak with anglers about their experiences. A big part of these meetings is the feedback from the several
Why We Should Be Focusing On Fish In The Water, Rather Than Extraction Originally Published Here on Conservefish.org Oliver with bluefish BY JOHN McMURRAY While it’s probably not great for business for me to admit it, I’ve gotta be honest, on the striped bass front, it’s been tough going this
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