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Striped bass management and industry debate: agencies cite recruitment concerns; charter captains warn of economic harm
Summary
State scientists and DNR officials described low juvenile recruitment and are scoping seasonal protections; charter‑boat representatives and industry groups urged caution, saying proposed baseline changes and slot limits have already harmed businesses.
Maryland fisheries managers and stakeholders clashed over proposed seasonal and baseline changes for the striped bass fishery at a Jan. 27 House Environment and Transportation Committee briefing.
Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz and scientists told the committee that the juvenile striped bass index has fallen for several years and that a mix of factors — prey availability, temperature stress and catch‑related mortality — are under investigation. Kurtz said Maryland has tried to protect large spawning fish through slot limits and is now considering additional measures to protect fish during hot summer periods when catch‑and‑release mortality rises. He said the state is…
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