Public Hearing Thursday on Atlantic Striped Bass Regulations in Dover

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A public hearing on a proposed addendum to the Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fisheries Management Plan will be held on Thursday, August 29^th at 6pm in the DNREC Auditorium in Dover.  The public hearing is being held by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission which is proposing to reduce fishing-related mortality by 18% in response to the 2018 Striped Bass Benchmark Stock Assessment, which indicates that the population was over-fished and over-fishing was occurring.  A range of coast-wide management options for both commercial and recreational fishing sectors is proposed that would end over-fishing and reduce mortality to the target level in 2020. 

Draft Addendum VI  – http://www.asmfc.org/about-us/public-input

Public comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, and may be mailed to:
Max Appelman, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
1050 N. Highland Street, Suite A-N
Arlington, VA   22201

Comments can be faxed to: 703-842-0741 or
Emailed to comments@asmfc.org, subject line: Striped Bass Draft Addendum VI.

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