Annually, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission assigns Rhode Island an allocation of striped bass that is distributed to various user groups.
Distribution is made, based on historical landings by each group.
The 1998 allocation of 151,000 pounds included 56,000 pounds to the floating trap fishery and 95,000 to all other commercial harvesters. We expect that with continued reproductive success in the striped bass population that, through quotas, the harvest can continue at moderate levels.