Massachusetts Striped Bass Conservation License Plate

The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) and the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) developed this plate to support new programs to research, protect, and preserve striped bass populations, ensuring that future generations of anglers have the opportunity to experience the unmatched thrill of fishing for this iconic species.

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)

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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

Funds from the sale of striper plates can go directly to improved angler education, cutting-edge research, and essential habitat and forage fish restoration projects to benefit recreational fishing.

In 2025, DMF used some of the funds raised to-date to:

• Release and promote videos that help anglers reduce the post-release mortality of striped bass they catch
• Create a new generation of educated anglers through targeted gear giveaways at angler education clinics
• Purchase and distribute nearly 2,000 plug flags to Massachusetts anglers, reducing the mortality of released stripers
• Fund the final phases of a study that identifies the biggest causes and provides an accurate estimate of post-release mortality

Questions

For more information please contact the Division of Marine Fisheries at [e-mail]. 

Questions

For more information please contact the Division of Marine Fisheries at [e-mail].