The Commission scheduled four public hearings on the emergency action approved by the Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board for 2023 recreational management measures.

The ASMFC is seeking public comment on Draft Addendum I to Amendment 7, which considers allowing voluntary transfers of striped bass ocean commercial quota between states that have ocean quota.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission are collecting public comments on the Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment.

The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled their virtual hearings to gather public input on the Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Amendment 7.

Fishermen are seeking a circle hook exemption when fishing for striped bass with tube-and-worm rigs and leadhead jigs.

The Addendum reduces all state commercial quotas by 18%, and implements a 1 fish bag limit and a 28”-35” recreational slot limit for ocean fisheries and a 1 fish bag limit and an 18” minimum size limit for Chesapeake Bay recreational fisheries.