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N.J. MARINE COUNCIL MEETS TODAY

The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council will address striper regualtions and pots on the reefs at a meeting tonight in Galloway Township.

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON FLUKE REGS SET

The ASMFC Releases Summer Flounder Draft Addendum XXVI for Public Comment & Approves Continuation of Ad-Hoc Regional Management Approaches for 2015 Black Sea Bass Recreational Fishery.

2015 BASSMASTER OPENS SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

The 2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens tournament series will span nine months, visit nine states and possibly provide nine professional anglers a ticket to the Super Bowl of bass fishing — the Bassmaster Classic.

GOM COD FISHERY CLOSURE

NOAA Fisheries announces temporary Gulf of Maine cod and haddock management measures which affect commercial, recreational and for-hire vessels.

STRIPED BASS REGULATION CHANGES

After ten-plus hours of discussions and deliberations in Connecticut, striped bass commercial and recreational regulations for 2015 and beyond have been established.

CAPE HENLOPEN PIER TO CLOSE

DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation Director Ray Bivens has ordered the immediate closure of the aging Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier as a safety measure after a recent structural analysis report found that the pier required significant repairs.

DELAWARE STRIPER COMMENTS SOUGHT

Delaware must decide how they will adopt new striper regulations for 2015 and will have a public comment period before a scheduled hearing.

STRIPED BASS DRAFT ADDENDUM IV

With the public hearings set to begin on August 26, the ASMFC has released the draft Addendum IV to Amendment 6 to the Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fishery Management Plan.

SSFFF INITIATES FLUKE MODEL

Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund, a non-profit, grassroots organization is funding a new study by Cornell researchers on Mid-Atlantic Summer Flounder.

MIDATLANTIC DRAWS NEAR

Marlin, tuna, dorado, wahoo and more all will be sought in the biggest of big game tournaments.