• Wetlands Institute Urges Ban on Horsehoe Crab Harvest - Cape May County Herald (press release)
  
• New herring and tog regs now in place - MyCentralJersey.com
  
• Should Virginia Secede from the Menhaden Union? - Southern Maryland Online
  
• What Will the 2012 Fluke Regs Look Like? - Patch.com
  
• New Jersey bans the catch and sale of river herring after failing to provide ... - Press of Atlantic City
  
• Shrimp Quota Gets Boost, But Processors Say Not Enough - Fenceviewer
  
• State Senate bills targeting menhaden - Northern Neck News
  
• Sports briefs - Savannah Morning News
  
• Maine Shrimp Industry Pushing for Annual Quota Increase - Fenceviewer
  
• Gulf of Maine shrimp limit up by 10pc - FIS
  

ASMFC Striped Bass Board Initiates Addendum to Reduce Fishing Mortality

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board has initiated development of Draft Addendum III with the goals of reducing striped bass fishing mortality (F) up to 40% and further protecting spawning stock when it is concentrated and vulnerable. The addendum was initiated in order to allow managers to promptly respond to [...]

Commercial Quota Increase for Striped Bass Denied

Despite a strong effort from the commercial sector, the proposal to increase the commercial striped bass kill was overwhelmingly shot down this afternoon.

Public Hearings on Proposal to Increase Commercial Harvest of Striped Bass Harvest in NY Next Week

NY’s Striped Bass hearing is on July 21st. Please try and attend.