New York’s saltwater anglers should enjoy a big increase in black sea bass landings this year, thanks to a series of actions taken by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board.
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Sportfishing for sharks got its start off the coast of New York about 75 years ago, after Montauk charter boat captain Frank Mundus realized that his customers were having more fun catching the sharks that they hooked accidentally than they had fighting the fish that they were actually trying to catch.
That was an important revelation, for in those days, offshore fishermen held sharks in low regard.
Long Island shark fishing: Some anglers now catch sharks for science, not just for sport Read More »
A headline in the Feb. 6 issue of New York Outdoor News issue warned, “Bird flu cases could increase in Northeast.” That has been the case on Long Island, where residents are regularly finding dead waterfowl in large enough numbers to catch the attention of local news outlets.
Bird flu or, more properly, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, has been a threat to Long Island waterfowl since February 2022, when New York’s first case was detected in Suffolk County.
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On Oct. 29, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board met to finalize Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass, which included a proposal to adopt a 12% reduction in the commercial quota and recreational landings.
After nearly two hours of debate, the majority of the Management Board opted against reducing harvest.
ASMFC sacks striped bass quota proposal Read More »
On Sept. 17, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission held a hearing at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Marine Division Headquarters in King’s Park, to obtain public comment on the Draft Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass for Public Comment.
Between 60 and 75 people attended in-person, with others participating through an online webinar. Over half of the attendees represented the party and charter boat industry.
Opinions vary at ASMFC striped bass public meeting in New York Read More »
On Aug. 6, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board met to finalize the latest draft of Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass, which is intended to rebuild the currently over-fished striped bass spawning stock by the close of 2029, as required by the ASMFC’s management plan.
The draft will soon be released for public comment.
Draft plan could tighten striped bass regulations Read More »
An ongoing dispute with the New York legislature over the commercial horseshoe crab fishery has resulted in the Department of Environmental Conservation losing its authority to manage not only horseshoe crabs, but most crab species occurring in the state.
Legislative inaction leaves crab fishery unprotected in New York Read More »
On Jan. 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that the “Andros Order,” a 1676 agreement between Edmund Andros, then the Royal Governor of New York, and the Unkechaug Indian Nation, did not entitle the Unkechaug to harvest the immature American eels known as “glass eels,” which are protected by state Department of Environmental Conservation regulations.
Court denies Unkechaug Indian Nation fishing rights for “glass” eels in New York Read More »
As coverage in the Jan. 10 edition of New York Outdoor News reported, The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board met on Dec. 16 to decide whether to reduce 2025 striped bass landings and provide additional protection for the 2018 striped bass year class, the last strong year class produced by the striped bass stock.
After more than three hours of discussions, it decided to leave 2025 management measures unchanged, and to instead initiate a new addendum to the ASMFC’s striped bass management plan, which might include new restrictions for the 2026 season.
ASMFC looking ahead following December striped bass meeting Read More »
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