Conservation

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INFORMATIVE AND EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND
WEBSITES ON STRIPED BASS MANAGEMENT

These sites provide important information on issues that affect all of us. Let's be informed and involved, rather than get hit unawares and gripe about a decrease in the quality of our sport. Let's never have to trade in our graphite rods for graphite-shafted golf clubs.

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/asmfc.htm
A major player in fisheries management, makes decisions that affect the success of our seasons.

CT Fish Consumption Advisory http://www.dph.state.ct.us/bch/eeoh/webfsh.htm
What are you eating along with your catch? How much is safe for me to eat? How about for my wife and kids?

New England Fisheries Management Council http://www.nefmc.org
Helps manage local fisheries. Good links to management and conservation sites.

The Magnuson Stevens Act http://www.ccchfa.org/magnuson_act.htm
THE fisheries management process, legislation and process. This is a reader's-digest type guide to help you to understand the process.

Coastal Conservation Association http://www.joincca.org/html/asfmc.htm
The politics from the point of view of the recreational and conservation-minded voter…YOU! A valuable source to keep you up-to-date on fisheries management.

Striped Bass http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/education/rockfish/rockfish.html
Maryland site on Chesapeake bay harvest and management. Some cool facts and management info.

ASMFC Striped Bass Page http://www.asmfc.org/Programs/Fish%20Mgnt/STRBASS6.html
ASMFC's brief description of life history, commercial and recreational harvest info…

University of Mississippi Striped Bass Survey http://www.asmfc.org/Programs/Fish%20Mgnt/STRBASS6.html
New winter vacation Mecca? Here's a spot many of you didn't know existed!

Chesapeakebay.net http://www.chesapeakebay.net/striped_bass.htm
Some basic bio, management history, development and fishery info.

Juvenile Striped Bass Seine Survey http://www.fisheries.vims.edu/trawlseine/sbmain.htm
An overview of sampling, YOY index, and methods helping to determine the state of the striped bass stocks.

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/irf/asbca.html
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, overseen by department of commerce, and itself oversees National Marine Fisheries Service) site giving the best intro to this important piece of legislation.