Recreational striped bass fishing in the Chesapeake Bay closed on Dec ... and the Technical Committee Report with management options for consideration are now posted on the ASFMC website.

Environmental advocates are expressing concern after a key regulatory commission opted not to impose immediate stricter fishing rules for striped bass, a vital species in the Chesapeake Bay which ...

The October report prompted the commission to set up a meeting on Dec ... We urge ASMFC’s Striped Bass Board to implement greater restrictions on recreational striped bass fishing right now,” ...

(Photo courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Program) A new bill in the U.S. Senate aims to combat illegal fishing ... Illegal ...

By October, no hypoxia was detected, marking the 30th time in 40 years that the Bay experienced no hypoxic conditions during the month. A full report by the Chesapeake Bay Program compared these ...

Despite concerns over below-average striped bass numbers in the Chesapeake Bay, the commission voted to keep current recreational fishing regulations in place for another year, wait for more ...

FILE - This Aug. 2, 2011 file photo shows the west side of Tangier Island, Va., a fishing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) WASHINGTON (CN) — ...

(Photo courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Program) A new bill in the ... failure to report catches or falsifying reports, use of prohibited fishing gear and unpermitted transfer of fish to cargo ...