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Meaningful Action Needed on Striped Bass Management

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Matt Heckman with a slot-sized striped bass caught off the local beaches recently. The bass population is in dire straits and fisheries managers are considering how they will adjust quotas for 2025 this week.

Matt Heckman with a slot-sized striped bass caught off the local beaches recently. The bass population is in dire straits and fisheries managers are considering how they will adjust quotas for 2025 this week.

Greg Flanagan of Montauk got in on the good striped bass bite off the sand beaches in Amagansett last week. ADAM FLAX

Greg Flanagan of Montauk got in on the good striped bass bite off the sand beaches in Amagansett last week. ADAM FLAX

Mother Nature put on a show last week, in the air and on the water, and Stephen Lobosco of North Haven was there to get a taste of both. STEPEN LOBOSCO

Mother Nature put on a show last week, in the air and on the water, and Stephen Lobosco of North Haven was there to get a taste of both. STEPEN LOBOSCO

Striped bass fishing is good off the South Fork of Long Island right now, but many fear that without drastic changes to the way the fish are managed this fall and winter, their populations are in dire threat of being depleted further. ADAM FLAX

Striped bass fishing is good off the South Fork of Long Island right now, but many fear that without drastic changes to the way the fish are managed this fall and winter, their populations are in dire threat of being depleted further. ADAM FLAX

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In the Field

  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Oct 16, 2024
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
The striped bass fishing has been pretty good locally lately — not great, but pretty good. There’s fish being caught fairly regularly, there’s been a handful of trophy-sized fish caught... more

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