Delores Ybarra

Boats must know whether they're in state or federal waters, as stripers are banned in the EEZ.

How anglers handle released striped bass determines whether they live or die.

Maryland and Virginia manage the same fish stock under different season calendars.

Thermal squeeze from heat and hypoxia concentrates summer rockfish in narrow mid-depth bands.

Warming waters and changing flow patterns are weakening the Bay's striped bass recruitment.

New limits and a redrawn calendar protect vulnerable young rockfish through spring and summer.