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Recovery of the Striped Bass Morone saxatilis

Recovery of the Striped Bass Morone saxatilis. Zach Stauffer. Striped Bass. Anadromous species along the Atlantic coast from Florida to St. Lawrence estuary in Canada Can grow to 6ft in length and 125lbs in weight Live to be 30 years old. Migrations. Involved in two types of migrations

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Recovery of the Striped Bass Morone saxatilis

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  1. Recovery of the Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Zach Stauffer

  2. Striped Bass • Anadromous species along the Atlantic coast from Florida to St. Lawrence estuary in Canada • Can grow to 6ft in length and 125lbs in weight • Live to be 30 years old

  3. Migrations • Involved in two types of migrations • Extensive coastal migrations apparently unrelated to spawning • Upriver spawning migration from late winter to early spring • Between 70% and 90% of Atlantic Coast stock spawn in the Chesapeake Bay

  4. Early Fishery • 1950-1975 Striped Bass fishery continually growing • Very little regulation • Scientific studies showing a decline

  5. Collapse • Late 70’s-Early 80’s, dramatic decline in population • 1979 Emergency Striped Bass Act • Primarily research

  6. Legislation • Early 80’s-Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission given responsibility • Congress approves Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act • 1985 MD, DE impose moratoriums

  7. Moratorium • Shut down fishery • Consequences • Negative • Thousands effected • Revenue lost • Positive • New research opportunities

  8. Recovery • Population rebound began quickly • Hatchery program implemented • 1989 Moratoriums lifted • Strict regs left in place • Seasons • Size limits • Fishing licenses • Catch limits • Commercial harvest quotas

  9. Conclusion • Cooperation • Government • Commercial/Recreational sectors • Public awareness • Model for future fishery collapses

  10. THE END

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