Are striped bass doomed? Some conservationists are worried.
Proposed moratorium on harvest of stripers from Maine to North Carolina gets mixed reviews on Atlantic waters.
By Jason NarkSpecial To The Washington Post
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The Dawn Marie is rising and falling in the gray swells, one of a hundred boats crowded together in search of striped bass sometimes called America’s fish on the Chesapeake Bay. Captain John Motovidlak, 72, has six fishing customers aboard the vessel, which departed from a dock on Kent Island in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. They paid $110 apiece to charter the boat, and they expect to catch and keep a cooler full of striped bass by day’s end.
Are striped bass doomed? Some conservationists are worried
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A long-term drop in Virginia’s commercial catch of bluefish has sparked a deep cut in the state’s share of the coastwide quota.
The latest amendment to the fishery’s management plan cuts Virginia’s share of the Atlantic coast quota from 11.88% to 5.87% the biggest reduction for any of the coastal states.
New York and Massachusetts are the biggest gainers, with New York’s share rising from 10.39% to 19.76% and Massachusetts’ from 6.72% to 10.12%.
In addition to the new state allocations, the total coastwide allocation for commercial fishermen is declining from 17% of all bluefish landed to 14%. The difference means an increased share for recreational fisherman, from 83% to 86%.