Comments on: MORE BAD NEWS FOR STRIPED BASS… http://www.reel-time.com/lead-article/more-bad-news-for-striped-bass%e2%80%a6/ The Internet Journal of Saltwater Fishing Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:35:08 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Dean Clark http://www.reel-time.com/lead-article/more-bad-news-for-striped-bass%e2%80%a6/#comment-371 Dean Clark Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:41:02 +0000 http://www.reel-time.com/?p=11933#comment-371 John, Thanks for your continuing efforts to save the striped bass from the ever increasing ravages of the commercial pressure put on the stocks. I agree that the recreational fishing community must step up and reduce their take as well but as long as there remains a commercial interest in these fish there will continue to be an effort to over harvest and exploit them. When someone with the experience of Bill Hubbard comes around to admitting that the ASMFC might be more interested in species exploitation than species enhancement and that the commercial bias of our fishery managers is actually real......... well John, I have to say that you have done one heck of a job in helping to spread the truth behind the myopic and self serving attitudes and decisions of those we have trusted to take good care of our marine resources. Keep up the good work. John,
Thanks for your continuing efforts to save the striped bass from the ever increasing ravages of the commercial pressure put on the stocks. I agree that the recreational fishing community must step up and reduce their take as well but as long as there remains a commercial interest in these fish there will continue to be an effort to over harvest and exploit them.

When someone with the experience of Bill Hubbard comes around to admitting that the ASMFC might be more interested in species exploitation than species enhancement and that the commercial bias of our fishery managers is actually real……… well John, I have to say that you have done one heck of a job in helping to spread the truth behind the myopic and self serving attitudes and decisions of those we have trusted to take good care of our marine resources. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Bill Hubbard http://www.reel-time.com/lead-article/more-bad-news-for-striped-bass%e2%80%a6/#comment-356 Bill Hubbard Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:50:51 +0000 http://www.reel-time.com/?p=11933#comment-356 John, Thanks again for a timely post. Having been involved with ASMFC and a member of several advisory panals, including striped bass; I cannot fathom what they are doing now. With all the reports of declining fish along the coast and problems in Chesapeake Bay; and having recently voted down a commercial quota increase; it is beyond me how they can now entertain such a measure as you reported on. Until now I've been reluctant to criticize ASMFC on their stance that there are no problems with the bass stocks despite many voices raised to the contrary. I wanted to believe them that there was no danger in overfishing. Now, after reading your column and quotes elsewhere attributed to Charlie Witek and Rich Brame pointing out the seriousness of the mounting situation, I admit to second serious thoughts. I agree with you wholeheartedly that if the Commission approves an addendum at their May meeting, we will have to rally the recreational fishermen to let them know we are against consideration of it until ASMFC addresses the problems attendent upon the fishery. Those may well be an opportunity to show them that recreational fishermen are deeply concerned about the future of the stocks. John,
Thanks again for a timely post. Having been involved with ASMFC and a member of several advisory panals, including striped bass; I cannot fathom what they are doing now.

With all the reports of declining fish along the coast and problems in Chesapeake Bay; and having recently voted down a commercial quota increase; it is beyond me how they can now entertain such a measure as you reported on.

Until now I’ve been reluctant to criticize ASMFC on their stance that there are no problems with the bass stocks despite many voices raised to the contrary. I wanted to believe them that there was no danger in overfishing. Now, after reading your column and quotes elsewhere attributed to Charlie Witek and Rich Brame pointing out the seriousness of the mounting situation, I admit to second serious thoughts.

I agree with you wholeheartedly that if the Commission approves an addendum at their May meeting, we will have to rally the recreational fishermen to let them know we are against consideration of it until ASMFC addresses the problems attendent upon the fishery. Those may well be an opportunity to show them that recreational fishermen are deeply concerned about the future of the stocks.

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