Striped bass populations in the lower Chesapeake Bay are not doing well, marking the second year in a row for below-average numbers in Virginia waters. According to a 2024 survey from the Virginia ...

The court ruled that it was the state the fishing entities should sue over regulations, not an interstate compact ...

As alluded to in the referenced article, sports fishermen contend that the menhaden fleet takes too many fish from the Chesapeake Bay, leaving the overfished striped bass without enough food.