Stripers Forever is calling for a 10-year moratorium on commercial and recreational striped bass harvesting. Local and state measures are already in place to bolster the species, such as using circle hooks instead of j hooks to reduce mortality.
Stripers Forever, an angling conservation organization, is calling for a 10-year complete moratorium on the recreational and commercial harvest of striped bass.
According to a press release, the organization is suggesting that the 10-year management plan created by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has failed to yield positive results, and the species has yet to rebound.
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