in the 1970s, pollution, overfishing and habitat loss nearly annihilated the nation’s striped bass population. Now, scientists conducting studies in Maryland, North Carolina and Massachusetts claim that catch-and-release fishing—long considered a means of helping to sustain fish populations—may be killing, not sustaining, stripers.
On the water blog reports that- 1/30/2019 UPDATE: The Division of Marine Fisheries has scheduled two public hearings to take comment on these proposals. Read full text of the proposals here. February 25, 2019 (6PM)Admiral’s Hall, MA Maritime Academy101 Academy Drive Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 February 27, 2019 (6PM)DMF’s Annisquam River Station30 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930
If using bait, the use of circle hooks dramatically reduces the likelihood of gut-hooking a fish.