Passed today by the ASMFC Striped Bass board:
For the Bay- 2020 = 1 fish limit at 18 inches per fish during the regular season.
If you use bait, you have to use a circle hook.
Ocean front, there will be a 28-35 inch slot.
There will be a 17% reduction in harvest- states can have closures to get under the cap. There is a ton of discussion that Maryland will make it illegal to pursue striped bass for catch and release before the trophy season opens. I hope Maryland looks to close July and August, which has a much higher mortality and dead discard rate. Closing catch and release in the winter has minimal impact on the harvest data.
I am trying to get more information.
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