Save our Stripers! ASMFC CT Public Hearing This Thursday 11/30, Public Comment until Dec 22

It’s time once again to make our voices heard for the conservation and preservation of striped bass. There are two ways you can help.

Go to the Connecticut public hearing this Thursday, Nov. 30. CT DEEP has now scheduled an additional in-person hearing on Draft Addendum 2 on Thursday November 30, 2023, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM in Milford, CT. The hearing will be held at the Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point, 1 Milford Point Road, Milford, CT 06460. The November 30th hearing in Milford will provide identical information as that presented at the November 16th hearing in Old Lyme and is intended to provide an additional opportunity for the public to comment on Draft Addendum 2.

Send email comments to ASMFC by December 23: Public comment will be accepted until 11:59 PM (EST) on December 22, 2023 and should be sent to comments@asmfc.org (Subject line: Striped Bass Draft Addendum II).

What to say. The draft is a ponderous document. No need to wade through it! Here are the American Saltwater Guides Association’s positions: 3.1.1 Ocean Recreational Options: Option B—1-fish at 28-31″ with 2022 seasons (all modes); 3.1.2 Chesapeake Bay Recreational Options: Option B1—1 fish at 19-23” across all CBAY jurisdictions with the same 2022 seasons; 3.2.1 Commercial Quota Reduction Options: Option B with a 14.5% reduction to both the Ocean and Chesapeake Bay Quotas; 3.3 Response to Stock Assessment: Option B—Board Action.

To get more in-depth information on the ASGA’s positions, click here.

2 comments on “Save our Stripers! ASMFC CT Public Hearing This Thursday 11/30, Public Comment until Dec 22”

Pat V. says:

November 28, 2023 at 2:51 pm

Good post.

Extra emphasis on no modes splits! We have seen this opted-for in other fisheries, and frankly, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. I think that it makes even less sense in the striper fishery, especially in its current state. It is in our collective best interests to give the stock its best possible shot at rebuilding.