below is what I got today from the DEC ..... im not even going to comment on it here but will be sending something to the contact info below and strongly suggest if you Striper fish send them something even if its "I DO not support Sub-option B2 Amendment (7) that may close STRIPED BASS fishing for any length of time in the HUDSON RIVER" .... feel free to read and digest for yourself .. at the time i posted this i couldnt open the link
"Good morning,
I hope this email finds all of you well. I am reaching out because, if you haven’t already—please return your angler logbooks (or data) to me from last season.
Also, I wanted to make you aware of a new draft Amendment (7) to the interstate fisheries management plan (FMP) being proposed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. This is a draft and is open for public comment from now until April 15, 2022. Only comments received at a public hearing or in the form of written communication will become part of the public comment record.
Draft Amendment 7 is proposing options to address the following issues: management triggers, recreational release mortality, rebuilding plans, and conservation equivalency.
This document has a lot of information on a lot of topics pertaining to striped bass. I would like to point out one that would be particularly altering to the recreational fishery in the Hudson River. That is Sub-option B2. Spawning Area Closures, (around page 62) which is one of the options put forth to address recreational release mortality. The two spawning closure options would affect the Hudson in two ways: 1) No striped bass harvest in the Hudson River; and/or 2) No fishing for striped bass on Hudson River spawning grounds during peak spawning for at least two weeks.
http://www.asmfc.org/uploads/file/61fd9572AtlStripedBassDraftAm7forPublicComment_Feb2022.pdfWe will be having a public hearing soon regarding this and I will let everyone know the date and location as soon as I have that information.
I encourage everyone with a interest in striped bass fishing to please take a few minutes to consider the information in this addendum and please send any comments to:
Emilie Franke by email at: comments@asmfc.org
or by postal mail at:
Emilie Franke
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Subject: Draft Amendment 7)
1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200 A-N Phone: (703) 842-0740
Arlington VA. 22201 Fax: (703) 842-0741
Please also pass this information on to any people or groups that may be interested in this.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Jessica Best
Fisheries Biologist, Hudson River Estuary Program/Cornell University
Division of Marine Resources
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
21 S. Putt Corners Rd., New Paltz, NY 12561
P: (845) 256-3009 | F: (845) 255-1701 | jessica.best@dec.ny.gov"