BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 10, 2023
A crackdown on the size of striped bass that anglers are allowed to keep will hopefully prevent the fishery’s collapse. To protect the long-term viability of the fish, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board passed an emergency measure that limits most anglers on the East Coast to the daily harvest of one striper measuring between 28 and 31 inches. Fish shorter or longer than that must be released.