2008 Year of Young / Striped Bass

[capt. ed]

http://laterallineco.com/blog/2008/10/16/2008-maryalnd-young-of-year-striped-bass-survey-shows-below-average-reproduction/

[sea hermit]

Thank you for directing us to the website. I immediately put it into my favorites, and look forward to investigating the topics on the column to the right of the article. Best wishes for a successful season filled with bending rods and surging fish.

[MariTime]

So, is ANYONE that is involved in managing chesapeake fisheries concerned about the millions of tons of bunker taken by a factory boat on the VA side of the Chesapeake? Isn't it plausible that the thin and sickly rockfish aren't getting enough to eat, and maybe that's why the crab harvest is so low (because they are being eaten by the rock)? Talk about not taking an ecosystem approach to fisheries management ... :mad:

[BUCKTAIL WILLIE]

This is what you get when we continue to take 2 over 28" who are the prime spawners:mad:

[marcusah]

This is what you get when we continue to take 2 over 28" who are the prime spawners:mad:
far from true the larger the fish tend to have better genes and be more prolific spawners ie viable amount of eggs produced...taking the 40, 50 and 60lb females are the issue