The spawning stock of female striped bass (ssb) in 2012 was down 25% from the high in 2004.
As of 2015, the ssb is down another 20% from 2012 levels.
The proposed 25% reduction in harvest has a 50/50 chance of meeting the target mortality rates which, if reached, will get us back to 2012 levels in by approximately 2019.
The proposed 25% reduction gives us a 50/50 chance that the fishery will be as good in 2019 as it was in 2012, which was really the beginning of a loud chorus of where did all the fish go.
That is fine management.
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