Call to Action
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Board is seeking your input on a draft proposal that may enact changes in recreational and commercial fisheries in 2024. This is an interim action that may only impact the 2024 season, as a new stock assessment update of the striped bass population is schedueld for late 2024, and likely to effect management in subsequent years.
CCA supports actions to reduce fishing mortality across all user groups in 2024, and for the board to remain focused on rebuilding the coast wide population to target biomass levels.
As a conservation minded angler, I support all portions of the coast wide fishery implementing at least a 14.5% reduction in fishing mortality for 2024, and the Board to focus on meaningful reductions in mortality as future assessments require.
For Addendum II I support the following specific options:
Recreational Coast: Option B - Status Quo 28-31” for all fisheries. (14.1%)
Recreational Bay: Option B1 19-23”(22.4% reduction) or B2 - 19-24” (15.9% reduction).
Commercial: 14.5% reduction in quota
Board Response: B. Board Action.
Implementation dates: ASAP
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