December 6, 2024
Fishing back when: Atlantic states struggle with stripers
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Fishing Back When: Story by Susan Pollack from the 1983 Yearbook of National Fisherman
One of the most commercially important fish species in the United States seems to be disappearing from the Atlantic seaboard.
The question, of course, is: Why?
A dramatic decline in East Coast striped bass landings during the past decade has now combined with three consecutive years of dismally low reproduction in the fish's major spawning ground, Chesapeake Bay.
This situation perplexes - and worries —…
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Carli is a Senior Associate Editor for National Fisherman. She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine. Her background consists of growing her own business within the marine community. She primarily covers stories that take place in New England.
