Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board
Starts December 16, 2024 10:00 am

Ends December 16, 2024 2:00 pm

Location Westin Crystal City, 1800 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202

Information:https://www.asmfc.org/home/December-2024-AtlStripedBassBoard-meeting

Description
The draft agenda and meeting materials for the December 16th Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board Meeting are available at https://www.asmfc.org/home/December-2024-AtlStripedBassBoard-meeting.

Webinar Information

The meeting will be broadcast via webinar; to register for the webinar, please go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4124340027335222108
(Webinar ID 586-838-579).

If you are joining the webinar but will not be using voice over internet protocol (VoIP), you can may also call in at +1.562.247.8422, access code 389-192-580. A PIN will be provided to you after joining the webinar. For those who will not be joining the webinar but would like to listen in to the audio portion only, press the # key when asked for a PIN.

The webinar will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting so people can troubleshoot any connectivity or audio issues they may encounter. If you are having issues with the webinar (connecting to or audio related issues), please contact Chris Jacobs at 703.842.0790.

Meeting Process

The Board Chair will ask both in-person and virtual board members if they wish to speak. In-person members can simply raise their hands at the meeting without logging on to the webinar, while virtual members will raise their hands on the webinar. The Chair will work with staff to compile the list of speakers, balancing the flow of questions/comments between in-person and virtual attendees.

The Board Chair will also provide the opportunity for comment at the meeting, taking into account the time allotted on the agenda. The Chair has the discretion in deciding how to allocate comment opportunities. This could include hearing one comment in favor and one in opposition of a motion until the Chair is satisfied further comments will not provide additional insight to the Board.

Kicked he proverbial can down the road despite recommendations by the technical committee and public comments in support of implementing measures to reduce mortality in 2025.

Just in case you were curious.

They will always kick the can down the road.
Too scared to do the right thing.

I started fishing for bass during the 1960s. I scraped through the lean years of the late 1970 and early 80s, and enjoyed what were probably the greatest years ever from 1990 until I put my rods down in 2011, when I saw what lay ahead for the bass. Still, the way the powers that be mismanaged what should have been their greatest success story pisses me off no end. I truly feel the species is totally #^&#^&#^&#^&ed now.

The people in charge could eff up a wet dream. Another clown show.

they are #^&#^&#^&#^&in useless spent all of 2024 getting ready for changes .....then $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ooops will do in 2026

the only way the stripers is to survive .is 100% ban on even fishing for them . and this is the kicker .is a compete stoppage of the black market ...if both isnt done .............. the subject topic for the last 40 years has been saving the stripers ...mark my words cuz I,ll be dead .........its is the only way .........the ass holes on those committees are either stupid or just getting paid enough so it looks like they trying ....................what I said is the only way ,,,,,,,BOTH or its like pissing in the wind ><>,.

Another opportunity, squandered.

Not even gonna comment. Beyond me.

The thing for this meeting was the technical committee assessment showed there needed to be action for 2025 and not subsequent years. Somehow the majority of the commission were able to look past the specifics (and the public comments) and kick the can into 2026. If I were on the technical committee I would be writing a pointed letter to the commission and publish it to the general public.

Best part of all this from a personal standpoint would be if the entire fishery gets to the point were the only open season(s) are no harvest. Then all those that squandered the opportunity to save their fishing for harvest get nothing. Give 'em enough rope time me thinks.

Next year when I email my public comment, it's going to read much differently than all the others I have sent.

The thing for this meeting was the technical committee assessment showed there needed to be action for 2025 and not subsequent years. Somehow the majority of the commission were able to look past the specifics (and the public comments) and kick the can into 2026. If I were on the technical committee I would be writing a pointed letter to the commission and publish it to the general public.

Best part of all this from a personal standpoint would be if the entire fishery gets to the point were the only open season(s) are no harvest. Then all those that squandered the opportunity to save their fishing for harvest get nothing. Give 'em enough rope time me thinks.

Well said my friend. ;)

They are all corrupt
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

I've caught enough stripers to not really care personally, as I stopped targeting them years ago, but the next couple of generations are really going to miss out on what could be if only a game fish status was given to this incredible fish. Far more money to be made if that were to take place, but nobody can see the forest for the trees and the greed blinding them.