ASMFC 72nd Annual Meeting held in Georgia
 

The ASMFC, well really the commissioners , today voted to remain status quo for the year 2014. Basically that means they see nothing wrong with the striped bass numbers, harvests, and fisheries.

" Stock assessment was accepted, stock is not overfished, and overfishing isn't occurring."

ASMFC 72nd Annual Meeting held in Georgia

While the transcripts of todays meeting and vote aren't available, one result is out based on the following question,

"To implement a 28 inch minimum size and one fish daily for coastal recreational fisheries with an equivalent reduction for coastal commercial quotas for implementation in 2014.

Motion failed 2-12
Our New Jersey, Governor Christies rep, Tom Fote - voted it down.

Leif