ASMFC Draft Addendum VI Approved For Public Comment

As hoped of the ASMFC meeting yesterday, public comment (Aug. 19 - Sept. 27) was approved for Draft Addendum VI (the addendum to Amendment 6 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass).  With any measure of success, new management regulations for 2020 may curtail the overfishing of the SSB, with the addendum's specific objective being a quantitative reduction of fishing mortality by at least 18%.  Fingers crossed for sensible change....