sent along the following The first two public hearing webinars for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial Recreational Allocation Amendment will be held this week, on Wednesday, February 17 and Thursday, February 18. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) are developing this joint amendment to consider adjusting the allocations of catch or landings between the commercial and recreational fisheries for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass.
Posted on February 16, 2021 Striper migrations continue to surprise Fish taging had long ago established the basics of striped bass migratory movements from spawning areas to summering grounds, but it wasn t until the very recent use of pop-off Gray Fish Tag Research devices that the assumption of basically straight line coastal migration was torn apart. It just seemed logical that stripers would follow the coast and forage sources such as menhaden all along the way, but that assumption was shattered right away when two post-spawn large Hudson River stripers received satellite tags a couple of years ago which revealed movements out to the edges of canyons that had never been suspected.
The Canyon Runner isn t down there this winter, but they are chartering another boat for their customers as per the following release Canyon Runner Chartering Again for the 2021 Winter Bluefin Bite which is perennially the best Bluefin Fishing of the Year up and Down the Coast. Full day trips from Sun up to Sun down can see multiple giant tuna and on some days over a dozen mediums.
Posted on February 14, 2021 Fishable forecast for holiday Saltwaltwater anglers looking for even a possibility of decent fishing conditions may be able to get by on Washington s Birthday. The Ocean Explorer from Belmar got out Saturday for blackfish, but there was little life on bottom both inshore and offshore.
There was no change in other regulations for that fishery. It was a shame that there wasn t a liberalization of regulations last year as the pandemic greatly reduced fishing opportunities for anglers.
Posted on February 11, 2021 Bonito sheepshead records set in NY The NY DEC has granted new state records for bonito and sheepshead as noted in the following release DEC ANNOUNCES NEW STATE MARINE FISHING RECORDS FOR BONITO AND SHEEPSHEADFall 2020 Catches at Atlantic Beach Reef and Reynolds Channel Set New RecordsNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced new state records for Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) and sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) in the marine and coastal district waters of New York. From the Atlantic Ocean to coastal bays and tidal rivers, New York s marine waters offer exceptional saltwater fishing opportunities and I m excited to congratulate Matthew Kessinger and James Torborg for setting these new State records for bonito and sheepshead, Commissioner Seggos said.
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