Maryland's new young-of-year index was just announced at "5.5", the best since 2018. Last year's index recorded a 4.0. Both of these year classes are worth saving. How do we know? We have been here before.The 1982 Year Class (an 8.45) came after years of poor spawning. Manage...

Striped bass are arriving in Maine, depleted after a massive spawning migration along the Atlantic coast. What they eat next could shape everything from their recovery to the future of the fishery. Abby Remick breaks down the first coastwide striped bass diet study in the Gulf of Maine, reveal...

10/01/2026 from the ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Addendum II public hearing.