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MikeToole · 01-21-2010, 06:30 PM

Per ASMFC the striper catch by Recreational fisherman showed a steady increase up until 2006 where there was a sudden drop off for 2007 and 2008. In 2006 recs caught and kept 2.75 million fish and caught and released 25.9 million fish. In 2007 the numbers were 2.3 million / 16.9 million. In 2008 the numbers were 2.2 million / 11.9 million.

You can see this data on the ASMFC web page under the 2009 report for stripers. They refer to this as a slight decrease.

01-21-2010, 06:30 PM	#25
MikeToole Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: N. H. Seacoast Posts: 368	Per ASMFC the striper catch by Recreational fisherman showed a steady increase up until 2006 where there was a sudden drop off for 2007 and 2008. In 2006 recs caught and kept 2.75 million fish and caught and released 25.9 million fish. In 2007 the numbers were 2.3 million / 16.9 million. In 2008 the numbers were 2.2 million / 11.9 million. You can see this data on the ASMFC web page under the 2009 report for stripers. They refer to this as a slight decrease.