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Originally Posted by Mike P
The Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act was passed by Congress in October of 1984, and it gave the Feds the authority to impose a moratorium on states that weren't in compliance with the conservation plan put out by ASMFC. Moratoriums were done by most coastal states without the Feds having to intervene. Mass never had a moratorium for either the rec or comm sectors. 1@36" seemed to satisfy the Feds.
As far as what Chaffee had to do with it, no idea. The bill was sponsored in the House by a Congressman from NJ. His attempts to get gamefish status for the bass later were all shot down by Gerry Studds, who chaired the House committee overseeing fisheries, and who got tons of campaign contributions from the commercial sector, especially in New Bedford which was part of his district.
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Mike, this is what I was referencing:
In 1981 Senator John Chafee (R-RI) became an advocate for striped bass obtaining millions in funding to conduct important research on the dwindling species which led (in 1984) to Representative Gerry Studds' (R-MA) sponsoring the Striped Bass Conservation Act in the House.Mar 8, 2018