Status quo approved by a 13-3 vote.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

(ASMFC) and its Striped Bass Management Board have officially cast their vote this morning on Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the striped bass fishery management plan. Status Quo, no catch reductions in 2026.

But, the vote also includes establishing a new Working Group to look at the future health and management of striped bass “in consideration of severely reduced reproductive success in the Chesapeake Bay.”

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