We've had a lot of discussions on here about the Bunker situation in the Chesapeake being one of the causes of the decline in Striped Bass and recruitment, in other words the decline of new Stripers entering into the fishery. As you all know the decline in Chesapeake recruitment is why the emergency measures and regulations were put in place in 2023 and future measures will be decided in 2025...
Please note the Atlantic Menhaden Work Group on Precautionary Management in Chesapeake Bay meeting scheduled for February 5 (1 – 5 p.m.) is a separate meeting from the Commission’s Winter
Meeting, and will not be live-streamed through the Winter Meeting webinar link. Information on the meeting can be found at
https://asmfc.org/calendar/2/2025/At...eake-Bay-/2493. This is not an Atlantic Menhaden Management Board meeting, but a working meeting of the Work Group. Board members and the public are welcome
to listen in, but there will be limited opportunity to provide comments during the meeting. For transparency, if you intend to record the meeting, you should let staff know prior to the meeting.
