Daily Updates of Striped Bass Harvest

In order not to overharvest the striped bass stock of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland utilizes a quota based harvest management system. Harvest monitoring data by gear type is collected using the following methods:

• daily phone reports from check stations operated by volunteers holding fish dealer license
• weekly written log reports from designated check stations
• cumulative totals from eligible licensee's monthly finfish harvest reports and;
• poundage totals from eligible licensee's harvest permits at the conclusion of the season.​
  

The harvest estimates illustrated below are based upon daily check stations reports received by the department on a weekly basis. They are preliminary figures and may change if check station reports are late. These figures are updated as data become available - so check back to this site for updated information.

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Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coast Fisheries Harvest Charts

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