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As striped bass populations continue to recover in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, an old debate over their effect on salmon is renewed

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Justin Macdonald, owner of Northport Fishing Charters and Tours, with two striped bass.

The striped bass population in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence had a good year in 2025.

According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada's scientific assessment, the population of spawning fish grew from an estimated 340,300 in 2024 to 547,300 in 2025.

That's still down, however, from an estimated 585,323 spawners in 2023.

The population estimates have a wide margin of error, as they are based on rates of bycatch in the Northwest Miramichi River commercial gaspereau fishery, acoustic tagging and data on size and abundance from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) trap nets.


https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/as-striped-bass-populations-continue-to-recover-in-the-gulf-of-st-lawrence-an-old-debate-over-their-affect-on-salmon-is-renewed