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It takes 11 years for a striped bass to reach #20, and about 16 years to reach #40.
In 2022 there will be good numbers of quality fish.
Until then what we have is what we have.
What we have is disappearing fast.
Raising the target from .18 to .22 will help make them disappear even faster.
It won't matter to the sustainability of the species since the 2011 year class will eventually provide plenty of breeders.
It will matter a huge amount to those of us who like to catch decent fish. Once what we have is gone we will have nothing but small fish for a long time.
The ASMFC does not care about the quality of the fishery. That is not their mandate.
Without gamefish status and a major change in catch and kill recreational philosophy things are grim for all but the youngest guys out there fishing.
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