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Title: Recovery of the Striped Bass Morone saxatilis


1
Recovery of the Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
  • Zach Stauffer

2
Striped Bass
  • Anadromous species along the Atlantic coast from
    Florida to St. Lawrence estuary in Canada
  • Can grow to 6ft in length and 125lbs in weight
  • Live to be 30 years old

3
Migrations
  • Involved in two types of migrations
  • Extensive coastal migrations apparently unrelated
    to spawning
  • Upriver spawning migration from late winter to
    early spring
  • Between 70 and 90 of Atlantic Coast stock spawn
    in the Chesapeake Bay

4
Early Fishery
  • 1950-1975 Striped Bass fishery continually
    growing
  • Very little regulation
  • Scientific studies showing a decline

5
Collapse
  • Late 70s-Early 80s, dramatic decline in
    population
  • 1979 Emergency Striped Bass Act
  • Primarily research

6
Legislation
  • Early 80s-Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
    Commission given responsibility
  • Congress approves Atlantic Striped Bass
    Conservation Act
  • 1985 MD, DE impose moratoriums

7
Moratorium
  • Shut down fishery
  • Consequences
  • Negative
  • Thousands effected
  • Revenue lost
  • Positive
  • New research opportunities

8
Recovery
  • Population rebound began quickly
  • Hatchery program implemented
  • 1989 Moratoriums lifted
  • Strict regs left in place
  • Seasons
  • Size limits
  • Fishing licenses
  • Catch limits
  • Commercial harvest quotas

9
Conclusion
  • Cooperation
  • Government
  • Commercial/Recreational sectors
  • Public awareness
  • Model for future fishery collapses

10
THE END
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