Thank you for your comment. In response to the current trends in the data on the striped bass population and fishery, I made a motion at this morning's Striped Bass Management Board meeting to initiate an addendum to Amendment 6. The motion passed. The addendum will propose management revisions, for implementation in 2012, aimed at reducing striped bass fishing mortality and increasing spawning potential. A more detailed summary of the Striped Bass Management Board's meeting will be available from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (www.asmfc.org) by next week.
Regards,
Paul Diodati
Director
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Regards,
Paul Diodati
Director
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries