Originally Posted by
storminsteve
Sorry to be so negative but you say they waffled the last time. They might do the same this time. I am sick and tired of reading on the internet sites how all the best fishermen say there are less bess available. Then it comes down to the meeting and they don't do something about it!.
Well they waffled again.
Anyone want to help make sense of this?
Some bad news.
The latest NOAA assessment was published. They say striped bass are not being overfished nor is overfishing occurring. Someone want to explain when they get a chance? This is distressing. Another nail in the coffin. What's it going to take for them to see the trees in the forest?
NOAA paper Aug 30,2013
http://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd1314/
striped bass part
http://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/c...1314/partb.pdf
Here is part of it. Maybe you or someone else here can outline the rest. It's not good news no matter how you look at it.
B. ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS ASSESSMENT SUMMARY FOR 2013State of the Stock:
In 2012, the Atlantic striped bass stock was not overfished or experiencing overfishingrelative to the new reference points from the 2013 SAW/SARC57 (Figure B1-B3). Femalespawning stock biomass (SSB) was estimated at 61.5 thousand mt (136 million lbs), above the
SSB threshold of 57,904 mt, but below the SSB target of 72,380 mt.