Atlantic Striped Bass Stock Assessment Update Report — 2022, including May 2023 Supplemental Report

COVID-19 affected fishery-dependent and fishery-independent sampling for state surveys and the MRIP dockside intercept program, although the level of impact varied from state to state. The assessment model was able to accommodate the missing index data, but overall, COVID-19 increased uncertainty in the 2020 and 2021 data.