About the Striper Plate
The Striped Bass Conservation (SC) license plate is part of the MET environmental license plates series of specialty plates created exclusively for the benefit of the environment. The Trust commissioned Cape Cod artist Janet Biondi to create the custom image for the plate that depicts a striped bass in pursuit of alewives, one of its favorite forage species.
How to apply for a Striper Plate
To purchase your Striped Bass specialty plate, visit the Registry of Motor Vehicles for instructions on how to order a specialty plate online or in person.
- The initial registration fee for your new plate is: $60
- The special plate fee is: $40 ($28 is tax-deductible; $12 is to manufacture the plate)
- Total first-time cost of your Environmental Specialty Plates: $100
- Renewal Fee: $100 every two years ($40 is tax-deductible)
Additional registration information
- Registrations must be renewed every two years.
- A normal passenger plate costs $60 every two years. A specialty passenger plate, such as the Striped Bass Conservation plate, costs $100 every two years.
- This means the plate buyers contribution to the cause is $40 every two years.
- In addition, there is one-time $20 plate transfer fee if you are turning in one plate for another.
- Specialty plates are only available for passenger vehicles.
How license plate funds will be used
A portion of the proceeds from the Striped Bass plate will fund projects and activities for the conservation of saltwater fish, with a focus on striped bass, for ecosystem sustainability, habitat conservation, and angler education.
An Advisory Panel establishes priorities and recommends projects for funding. The panel is made up of representatives from recreational and commercial fishing groups, academic researchers, environmental advocates and DMF and MET staff.
Examples of such projects include, but are not limited to:
- Studies of striped bass populations, stock structure, movements and local ecology
- Habitat improvements, including efforts to enhance diadromous fish (e.g. river herring, eels) passage for improved forage for striped bass
- Studies of angler practices to improve hook-and-release release survival
- Development and distribution of materials and programs to educate anglers on the importance and means of improving the conservation of marine fisheries resources
Questions
For more information please contact the Division of Marine Fisheries at marine.fish@mass.gov.
Questions
For more information please contact the Division of Marine Fisheries at marine.fish@mass.gov.
