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June 24, 2026

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VMRC Adopts Additional Striped Bass Protection Measures

By Bill Hall   On Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission passed additional regulatory measures affecting Virginia’s commercial and recreational striped bass/rockfish fisheries. These “emergency actions” were in response to the Atlantic States...