Record #:

3595

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

The state's striped bass population declined during the 1970s. Because of migration patterns, multi-state cooperation was needed to manage recovery. The 1984 federal Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act accomplished this, and the bass is now restored.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Feb 1998, p32, il

Subject(s):

Striped bass; Fish populations; Fishery conservation