DaleH
FOUNDER of Classic Parker Forum
My brother is traveling this week and sent me this by email. He didn’t quote the source, but I’d bet $$ he brought On the Water and Saltwater Sportsman magazines with him on the plane
and read it in one or both of them.
Not good info regardless …
Here are some more facts from various organizations:
*NOAA reports that from 2006-2011 recreational catches of striped bass in MA have plummeted 85%
*Stripers Forever reports a decline of 90% in coast wide recreational catches since 2006 (note very similar to NOAA numbers)
*In the last 6-years there has only been one good spawning year in the Chesapeake (Young of Year Index) and that was in 2011. That probably explains all those 12-18 inch schoolies that were around in the spring.
*Recent articles in both the New York Times and Boston Globe cited a dramatic decline in striper numbers over the last 3-6 years. They have called for new, strict conservation measures to protect the billion dollar striped bass industry.
and read it in one or both of them.
Not good info regardless …
Here are some more facts from various organizations:
*NOAA reports that from 2006-2011 recreational catches of striped bass in MA have plummeted 85%
*Stripers Forever reports a decline of 90% in coast wide recreational catches since 2006 (note very similar to NOAA numbers)
*In the last 6-years there has only been one good spawning year in the Chesapeake (Young of Year Index) and that was in 2011. That probably explains all those 12-18 inch schoolies that were around in the spring.
*Recent articles in both the New York Times and Boston Globe cited a dramatic decline in striper numbers over the last 3-6 years. They have called for new, strict conservation measures to protect the billion dollar striped bass industry.