ASMFC meeting yesterday - striped bass

Originally Posted by reds

Any idea what the rec limit is now???

Maryland law, yes law is 42.5% recs.... 42.5% commercial. The proposal is for ocean fish and ocean commercial catch, not the bay.

BTW the sportfish status has been tried before. It won't happen here.

Yes, but if the increase in the ocean fish is increased, aren't they taking from some of the fish that will come up the bay to spawn? Indirectly affecting all Rec fishing (Charters and private boaters)???

Why increase it when the data presented shows a decrease in the rec take and increase in commercial take over the last 3 years? (I know we have gone back and forth on that but that is the data I have read and am sticking by until you send me data to the contrary)?