The primary goal of this plan is conservation and preservation of the East coast migratory stocks of striped bass. This plan is not intended to maximize yield from these stocks, and decisions on allocation of harvest among user groups are left to individual states.
Fishery Management Plans
Comprehensive plans detailing the strategies and regulations for managing specific fishery resources, aimed at ensuring their sustainability and productivity.
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Amendment 3 is approved in order to meet the goal of the original 1981 Striped Bass Management Plan, which is to maintain a spawning stock, minimize the possibility of recruitment failure and to insure rebuilding of the severely depleted Chesapeake spawning stock.
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