Striped Bass Stocks Increasing, DFO Says

Striped bass stocks not yet 'healthy': DFO

After bouncing back from the brink of extinction at the beginning of the century, striped bass stocks in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence region are seemingly stagnant in what the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) calls the “cautious zone.”

Striped bass stocks increasing, DFO says

While the stock of striped bass in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence has been rebounding in the past year, Department of Fisheries and Oceans scientists are urging a cautious approach to the species.