Thursday, December 08, 2005
NC's Striped Bass Tagging Program
 The first statistics have been reported by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries on their new Atlantic Ocean Striped Bass Summer Catch Card Landing Tag Program. During September and October, NC recreational fishermen were required to tag all striped bass caught north of Oregon Inlet and report their catches to official reporting stations. A total of 57 striped bass were brought in with an average length of 30.6 inches and an average weight of 10.7 pounds. These numbers only include stripers that made it into a cooler, any released fish were not required to be tagged. Starting in 2006, NC fishermen will be required to tag and report their stripers from May through October. Although there have been surveys in the past to gauge recreational catch numbers, this new program will provide much more accurate numbers and should lead to more effective management in the future. Striped Bass Tagging Program Details from the NC DMF Archive Link 0 Comments Tell a Friend |
