About this episode

The episode discusses the conservation and management of striped bass, a popular fish on the eastern seaboard, featuring insights from various experts.

Today, the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers podcast is sharing the second episode of the Conservation Collective, where they're talking striped bass, the most sought after fish on the eastern seaboard. Often described as "everyman's fish" it's pursued by an extraordinarily wide range of anglers. Those anglers could be shorebound, or they could be on a million dollar center console. A lot of people also fish for stripers, NOAA estimates over 20 million trips a season, and so, the fishery has a significant cultural and economic impact up and down the coast. Once hailed as a conservation success story, now, the future of the stock is in question. In this episode we'll dive into the latest science that will inform future management decisions and look at the different factors that fishery managers are considering. In addition, we'll discuss how New England and New York BHA are working to restore future abundance of this fish we love. Huge thank you to our guests: Charles Witek. Conservationist and Fisheries Policy Expert. NY BHA Policy Team Member. Mike Woods. New England BHA Chapter Chair. Ben Gahagan, PhD. Recreational Fisheries Program Leader. Massachusetts Division of Marine…

People in this episode

Guests: Charles Witek, Mike Woods, Ben Gahagan, Kimberly Fine, Will Poston, Nichola Meserve

Topics covered

• striped bass
• fisheries management
• conservation
• angling culture
• marine biology

Keywords

• striped bass
• fisheries
• conservation
• anglers
• marine fisheries
• New England
• New York
• NOAA
• BHA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NOAA, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, American Saltwater Guides Association, New England BHA, New York BHA

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