Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of hands hold up a striped bass Striped bass populations have been down in recent years and, as many East Coast states ...

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted this week on catch rules for striped bass and blue crabs. The vote lowered the maximum allowable size of striped bass from 36 inches to 31 inches to ...

A young-of-year striped bass captured in Maryland DNR’s annual survey. Joe Zimmermann, Maryland DNR The 2025 Chesapeake Bay young-of-year striped bass surveys are in, and although they show an uptick ...

For the seventh consecutive year in Maryland and fourth consecutive year in Virginia, young striped bass numbers are well below the long-term average, according to results from an annual survey ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD - The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) met Monday to discuss the status of striped bass populations and consider changes to 2025 management measures. Despite ...

Amid signs that a hoped-for recovery of Atlantic striped bass may be faltering, East Coast fisheries managers are moving to further tighten already restricted catch limits on the popular but ...