Maryland striped bass
Last updated: 21 September 2011
Number of fisheries: 1
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Fishery species
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
MSC assessment status
The certification body, Intertek Moody Marine, has published a revised timeline for the assessment of the fishery.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information.
Fishery location
The fishery is conducted within Maryland state waters inclusive of both Maryland’s portion of Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean waters.
Fishing method
The main methods used are tended drift gillnets and hook and line. Haul seines and pound nets are used to a lesser extent.
Fishery management
The fishery is managed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Md.DNR) using a system of permits, tags, gear type, seasons, check stations, monitoring data and quota reports.
The total allowable catch in 2003 for the commercial fishery was 879,545 kg.
Commercial market
The fish are sold fresh into the retail and restaurant chains in the eastern US.
Assessment details
The assessment process is scheduled for completion around September 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.
Uncertainties with regards to the duration of the assessment process for this fishery mean that a target eligibility date has not as yet been determined. The fishery intends at this stage to determine a target eligibility date that will allow the logo to be applied following certification to product caught from up to six months prior to the issuance of the Public Certification Draft Report. As the assessment timeline for this fishery becomes more certain, a more specific target eligibility date will be determined and published here. Stakeholders are asked to monitor this webpage for updates, or to contact the fishery client or certification body for further information."
To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).
