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This is what I was concerned about last year:
"Until the 2011 uptick, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, which regulates fishing in coastal waters, was considering a proposal to reduce the striped bass harvest by 40 percent."
I am glad it was a good year, but the fact that it influenced policy so much is bad for the longterm status of the fishery. There too many paltry year classes to keep up with the way we are killing and the stresses of pfisteria and mycobacter.
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