Closed season for stripers?

[FishermanTim]

Now will this closed season be for EVERYONE or just a certain group, region or states?

To be truly effective it would have to be industry wide, from Canada to the Keys and west to Texas (depending on whether the gulf striper populations are in the same dire condition).

To make this be ultimately successful you will also need a closed season for all fishing within XX miles of shore. That means no nets, no draggers, no fishing whatsoever, or you won't be making much of a difference in the long haul.

Since this year sucked for me, I already had a "closed season", imposed by nature herself.
Fortunately I had a very good freshwater season, even with the low water conditions.

[Rob Rockcrawler]

[QUOTE=FishermanTim;1057002]Now will this closed season be for EVERYONE or just a certain group, region or states?

I would like to see it done state by state. The more the merrier. Maybe it wouldn't have much of an impact on the overall picture but i am sure it wouldn't hurt.

[Clammer]

never work , the time period varies state by state ........ what your calling our holdover fishery is V & NC big season

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

To be truly effective it would have to be industry wide, from Canada to the Keys and west to Texas (depending on whether the gulf striper populations are in the same dire condition).

Why? the Chesapeake stock is the only stock that migrates any significant distance.

[JLH]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

Why? the Chesapeake stock is the only stock that migrates any significant distance.

Can you point to any studies or information that shows that the Hudson fish don't travel far from the river? You've mentioned that before and I'm surprised by it an would like to learn more.

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by JLH

Can you point to any studies or information that shows that the Hudson fish don't travel far from the river? You've mentioned that before and I'm surprised by it an would like to learn more.

Google this "Species Profiles: Life Histories and
Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes
and lnvertebrates (Mid-Atlantic)
STRIPED BASS" I have the pdf version on my computer, but its on the web somewhere.

From Page 9 :"A recently documented tagging
study (McLaren et al. 1981) on the
Hudson River indicated that most
adult fish remained all year within 50
km (31 mi) of tagging sites. Most
fish that moved out of the Long Island
Sound area moved northeastward. The
most northerly recapture area over 2
years of study was Provincetown,
Massachusetts. In contrast to what
has been reported f o r Chesapeake Bay
striped bass, no dependence on age,
size, or sex was found f o r the migratory
segment of the Hudson River
population. Evidence indicated that
the Hudson River population was most
likely self-perpetuating and self-contained
within the river and immediate
surrounding coastal area. Little evidence
existed for mingling of Chesapeake
and Hudson stocks, either d u r -
ing migrations or within overwintering
populations (McLaren et al. 1981)."

[JLH]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

Google this "Species Profiles: Life Histories and
Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes
and lnvertebrates (Mid-Atlantic)
STRIPED BASS" I have the pdf version on my computer, but its on the web somewhere.

From Page 9 :"A recently documented tagging
study (McLaren et al. 1981) on the
Hudson River indicated that most
adult fish remained all year within 50
km (31 mi) of tagging sites. Most
fish that moved out of the Long Island
Sound area moved northeastward. The
most northerly recapture area over 2
years of study was Provincetown,
Massachusetts. In contrast to what
has been reported f o r Chesapeake Bay
striped bass, no dependence on age,
size, or sex was found f o r the migratory
segment of the Hudson River
population. Evidence indicated that
the Hudson River population was most
likely self-perpetuating and self-contained
within the river and immediate
surrounding coastal area. Little evidence
existed for mingling of Chesapeake
and Hudson stocks, either d u r -
ing migrations or within overwintering
populations (McLaren et al. 1981)."

Thanks
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