A poor year for juvenile striped bass in Virginia waters in 2024

Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by researchers at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS suggest that a poor year class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in the Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in 2024. The 2024-year class, representing fish hatched this spring, will reach fishable sizes in three to four years.