Chesapeake Bay Rockfish Population Trends and Stock Assessments
Chesapeake Bay's record recruitment collapse threatens the entire Atlantic striped bass stock.
Marcus Thibodeau
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Chesapeake Bay's record recruitment collapse threatens the entire Atlantic striped bass stock.
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.
Maryland shifts its striped bass season to protect vulnerable young fish.
Water temperature and menhaden movement dictate where migratory stripers will be and when.
Warming waters and changing flow patterns are weakening the Bay's striped bass recruitment.