The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has drafted new rules for both the recreational and commercial fisheries to preserve the dwindling stocks.

At 4:30 a.m. Menemsha Harbor is glassy and Stanley Larsen is headed out to sea for a day of fishing in Four Kids.

Bonito arrived early this year. Island fishermen greeted the news with equal parts cautious optimism that stocks are rebounding, and concerns.

The Island celebrates the third annual Fluke for Luke fishing tournament this weekend.

At seven o’clock on a Sunday morning, most students would still be asleep. But Otto Osmers and Chris Mayhew were wide awake and eager to pull their 25 lobster pots obtained on a state student lobster permit.

By the end of the day Monday, the first day of the commercial striped bass season, the Menemsha Fish House had brought in 297 filleted pounds of the elusive — and profitable — fish.