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New Virginia Striper limit.
A new limit on striped bass caught in the ocean off Virginia’s coast goes into effect Thursday.
Anglers working from the coast to 3 miles out can keep only one striped bass measuring at least 28 inches. The previous limit was two.
The limit is aimed at reversing a decline in the striped bass population.
Virginia Beach Fishing Center manager John Crowling tells The Virginian-Pilot that the change is disappointing.
Crowling says customers are willing to trying fishing for striped bass, despite the decline. But he says they won’t come for one fish.
Skip Feller is a captain who serves on a state fish management advisory committee. He says Virginia will be able to bring back a two-fish coastal limit in 2016.
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