Cover illustration for “Chesapeake Bay Rockfish Population Trends and Stock Assessments”

Essay Rockfish Seasons

Chesapeake Bay Rockfish Population Trends and Stock Assessments

Chesapeake Bay's record recruitment collapse threatens the entire Atlantic striped bass stock.

Marcus Thibodeau9 min read

Sportfishing Weekly

Rockfish Seasons

Cover illustration for “Chesapeake Bay Rockfish Season Dates by State”

Essay Rockfish Seasons

Chesapeake Bay Rockfish Season Dates by State

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

Delores Ybarra · 9 min read

Cover illustration for “Summer Rockfish Locations in Deep Bay Channels”

Essay Rockfish Seasons

Summer Rockfish Locations in Deep Bay Channels

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

Delores Ybarra · 10 min read

Cover illustration for “Winter Catch-and-Release Rockfish Season Rules”

Essay Rockfish Seasons

Winter Catch-and-Release Rockfish Season Rules

Maryland shifts its striped bass season to protect vulnerable young fish.

Marcus Thibodeau · 10 min read

Recruitment failure in the Bay isn't traceable to a single cause the way the overfishing crisis of the 1980s was.
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Cover illustration for “Fall Striper Migration in the Chesapeake”

Essay Rockfish Seasons

Fall Striper Migration in the Chesapeake

Water temperature and menhaden movement dictate where migratory stripers will be and when.

Marcus Thibodeau · 10 min read

Cover illustration for “Chesapeake Bay Rockfish Spawning Run Timing”

Essay Rockfish Seasons

Chesapeake Bay Rockfish Spawning Run Timing

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

Delores Ybarra · 11 min read