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4/25/2024 UpdatesDNR Biologists’ Study: Older, Larger Female Striped Bass Produce Far More Eggs
4/24/2024 UpdatesMaryland’s Striped Bass Emergency Closure Continues into May
2/12/2024 UpdatesTwo Studies by DNR Scientists Highlight Spawning Challenges for Striped Bass
2/09/2024 Update Maryland Enacts Striped Bass Emergency Regulations to Increase Protections for the Spawning Population
1/31/2024 UpdateAtlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Addendum II Commercial Quotas
1/25/2024 UpdateAtlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Atlantic Striped Bass Board Approves Addendum II: Establishes Measures to Continue Progress Towards Stock Rebuilding
12/12/2023 UpdatePublic Comment Accepted Through Dec. 22 on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Striped Bass Draft Addendum II Options
11/29/2023 UpdateMaryland Department of Natural Resources Presents Emergency Regulations to Increase Protections for Maryland’s Striped Bass Spawning Population
11/17/2023 UpdateWarm Winters, Low Water Flow Are Leading Factors in Poor Striped Bass Spawn
11/12/2023 UpdateChesapeake Bay 2023 Young-of-Year Striped Bass Survey Results Announced
Atlantic striped bass (Morone saxatilis) are managed through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in state waters (0–3 miles) and through NOAA Fisheries in federal waters (3–200 miles). The management unit includes the coastal migratory stock from Maine through North Carolina. State waters fisheries for Atlantic striped bass are currently managed under Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Interested individuals are encouraged to visit the commission's website to learn more on the complexities of this coastwide fishery.
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