THEY'RE THINKING OF SHUTTING DOWN HUDSON RIVER TO STRIPER FISHING!!

[JayBay]

Part of an email I received from NYSDEC....

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.

We 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

Not sure if this link will come through...but here it is to the Draft 7
https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asmfc.org%2Fuploads%2Ffile%2F61fd9572AtlStripedBassDraftAm7forPublicComment_Feb2022.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cgregg.kenney%40dec.ny.gov%7Ca658eab7b00148a791d108d9ecac2917%7Cf46cb8ea79004d108ceb80e8c1c81ee7%7C0%7C0%7C637801046424165594%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=7k%2BWoMObKwHaizF6dxf735OtVPbpmMqTS1qJvTa1OJo%3D&reserved=0