There is 8 percent hooking mortality rate for striped bass caught and released by recreational anglers in the marine environment

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 12:03AM
El Guapo in Conservation, andy danylchuk, catch and release, striped bass, stripers forever

John Tiedemann & Andy Danylchuk cover the proper care and handling of striped bass in the latest issue of On the Water  Given the vast amount of striped bass that are released every year (NY anglers released close to 1.5 million in 2011) proper handling is a critical component of the striped bass conservation effort.

LINK (via: On the Water)

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