For many, striped bass fishing is a way of life. But the iconic species could face collapse
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Striped bass fishing has been Bill Jakob's passion for more than 60 years, and he remembers an era when he'd spend all night casting his line into the crashing waves off Montauk and get eight or nine fish ranging up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms), a big catch by anyone's standards.
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Striped bass fishing has been Bill Jakob's passion for more than 60 years, and he remembers an era when he'd spend all night casting his line into the crashing waves off Montauk and get eight or nine fish ranging up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms), a big catch by anyone's standards.
MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — Fishermen along the Atlantic coast cast for striped bass, a prized sport fish whose population has declined after years of overfishing and poor reproduction. Climate change and shifting environmental conditions may be adding to the pressures on the species, raising concerns abou…
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