Striped bass are one of the most ecologically and economically important species of the Chesapeake Bay and up and down the Atlantic Coast. Back in the late ‘70s their numbers were decimated in the Bay by overfishing, degradation of their habitat and warming waters. Fisheries managers stepped in and cut harvests and the fish recovered.
But, it’s happening again.
This time, fingers are being pointed and tempers are flaring, as Pamela D’Angelo reports.
Virginia Public Radio 