Striped bass decline threatens Atlantic fishing industry

Regulators say striped bass have had eight straight years of poor reproduction in the Chesapeake Bay, their most important habitat. The species has declined along much of the Atlantic coast. Scientists point to overfishing as only part of the cause, also citing warming water, weak river flow, drought, pollution and possible predation by seals and sharks. The decline could endanger an $8 billion fishing industry and tens of thousands of jobs.