In 2025, the menhaden fishery left more than a third of its quota in the water, and ASMFC’s own review doesn’t ask why. Here’s what commissioners should read before they vote.
“Too Long, Didn’t Read” Speed Summary A stock-recruitment relationship (SRR) is the mathematical and biological connection between the size of a spawning fish population (the “stock”) and the number of young offspring that survive to join that population in a given season. ASMFC manages striped bass as if the number
Too Long, Didn’t Read Speed Summary Menhaden companies pay dues to SCEMFIS, a National Science Foundation research center where board votes are weighted by dollars: $62,500 a year buys 50 votes, and the industry board approves what research gets funded. At least two members of ASMFC’s menhaden assessment committees, including
“Too Long, Didn’t Read” Speed Summary Both Chesapeake states reported better striped bass spawns this fall. Virginia’s young-of-year index came in at 9.52, up from 5.12 last year and what VIMS calls an average year class, and Maryland’s climbed to 5.5, its best since 2018. But Maryland, which produces two-thirds
“Too Long, Didn’t Read” Speed Summary ASGA reviewed nine years of Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voting records, analyzing 33 critical decisions on striped bass and menhaden management between 2017 and 2026. The results paint a troubling picture of who is standing in the way of conservation. Virginia (88%
Too Long, Didn’t ReadSpeed Summary NOAA’s sweeping revision of recreational fishing data has dramatically changed the numbers behind striped bass management, but it hasn’t changed the troubling trajectory of the fishery. Across the 1982–2025 time series, estimated recreational fishing trips dropped 40%, while striped bass harvest and releases both declined
American Saltwater Guides Association Calls on ASMFC to Follow its Own Math and Implement a 40% Reduction to the Coastwide Menhaden Total Allowable Catch Without Delay Urges Anglers, Guides, Business Owners and All Impacted Constituents to Submit SEPARATE Comments to ASMFC on Draft Addendum II and the Coastwide TAC FLORAL
“Too Long, Didn’t Read”: There was an Executive Order on saltwater fishing last week. Executive Order 14430 does not rewrite federal fisheries law, immediately increase harvest, or replace MRIP; instead, it directs federal agencies to reconsider how recreational fisheries are managed, how data are collected, and how fishing access is
There are several videos doing the rounds on social media lately about stocking redfish into Louisiana waters. Redfish are one of Louisiana’s most important game fish. They support a massive recreational fishery,fundamental to the lives of local sportsmen and the State economy. The 2022 Louisiana red drum stock assessment painted
ASMFC released Draft Addendum II to Amendment 3 of the Atlantic Menhaden Interstate Fishery Management Plan for public comment. This guide explains that document. The ASMFC adopted the Addendum at its summer meeting in August. The public comment period will run through October. It will then be followed by the
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