Fishery Management

[Gerry Zagorski]

Striped bass meetings should be coming up soon as well... Looks like all states are going to share in the pain since they are reported to be overfished.. A large part of this issue is to due to assumed mortality rates which is assumed to be 9%. That combined with the MRIP assumptions of how many are caught, even if you catch and release some of these fish will count against us.

Should be another interesting battle and I assume slot fish, closed seasons, lower bag limits will all likely be on the table and the reason the NJDEP sent the surveys which many of you got. Will be following this here as well.