Thank you for interest in the Cooperative Striped Bass Survey. (Use this link for a history of the Cooperative Striped Bass Survey.) Your data will help the Maryland Department of Natural Resources determine the size structure of striped bass caught by recreational anglers along Maryland's portion of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coast. In addition, this survey data will be used to supplement existing monitoring programs and provide data on short term fishing trends.
In an effort to expand public service, we are now enabling survey participants to submit their data online at their convenience, 24 hours a day. Just go to our ONLINE SURVEY FORM and enter the information from your fishing trip and and submit it online. If you wish to participate through the mail, print out a copy of the official form and mail it to the address given below. To print out the form: Right click on the link and select "save target" or "save link as" then choose a destination for the file on your local system.
TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE:
- ONLINE:
New User CLICK HERE Existing User CLICK HERE
- MAIL - If you would like to submit your SURVEY INFORMATION FORM by mail, please contact Eric Durell via e-mail pgenovese@dnr.state.md.us, call 1-877-620-8DNR ext. 8308 or dial direct at 410-260-8308 to receive a packet. Mailing address:
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
TAWES STATE OFFICE BUILDING, C-2
ATTENTION: Eric Durell
580 TAYLOR AVE
ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401
INSTRUCTIONS:
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The survey will run through December 31 of the current year.
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Only enter online OR mail in information for the current season.
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Please fill out one survey for each trip even if no fish are caught.
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If more than one survey participant is fishing on the same boat, only one designated individual should fill out the survey form for the group for that day.
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Please check your location code on the map provided on the survey form.
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Record the total number of striped bass your party kept and the total number of striped bass your party released.
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Record the length for only the first twenty (20) striped bass you (or your party) catch. It is very important to record the lengths of the first twenty striped bass caught whether they are kept or released.
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If you submit the information online, please DO NOT mail in a paper version of the same information.
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All survey information must be submitted online or mailed by December 31 of the current year.