Striped Bass Closures in Nov and Dec

[JSBlue26]

If the “Striper population is down” then why not CLOSE the Commercial fishery for stripers instead of closing the recreational fishery ??
The recreational fishery takes a fraction of what the commercial fishery gets annually. Closing the fishery for recreational anglers in Nov./ Dec. 2025 only benefits the commercial entities and will only ensure that charter and party boats up/down the coast would be devastating for them !!! Does this get taken into account when monitoring the biomass ?? Full closure would be the final straw and unfortunately guarantee putting numerous vessels out of business and both owners/employees losing their livelihood……… does that mean anything to these guru’s monitoring the fish stock “whale fart” …….??? Just mind boggling when the Fall 2024 run has been a great run that’s still going past mid-December !!!!
You can’t fix STUPID …….