Blame Where Blame Is, And Isn't, Due For Bass Decline - 27 East
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Blame Where Blame Is, And Isn't, Due For Bass Decline

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This graph breaks down how striped bass die at the hands of humans. The dark blue is fish that are taken by recreational anglers. The green is fish that are released by recreational anglers but later die from wounds or exhaustion. The yellow line is the number of fish that are harvested by commercial fishermen

This graph breaks down how striped bass die at the hands of humans. The dark blue is fish that are taken by recreational anglers. The green is fish that are released by recreational anglers but later die from wounds or exhaustion. The yellow line is the number of fish that are harvested by commercial fishermen

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In the Field

  • Publication: Fishing & Hunting
  • Published on: Mar 26, 2019
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
My columns the last few weeks about the depth of the problems with the striped bass stock, and how we might get the ship back on course, have garnered a... more

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