BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 17, 2023
Striper anglers in Maine and New Hampshire are concerned a proposal before the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission that could allow the 15 states operating under ASMFC rules to transfer commercial quotas of striped bass between states in the ocean region. At issue is whether allowing states that catch the maximum amount of striped bass to be sold to continue fishing using unfilled quotas from other states would significantly increase the overall harvest on the East Coast and thus reduce the number of fish reaching Maine.