Local watermen along with numerous other charter boat associations from other East Coast states have filed a federal lawsuit against the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) over tightened restrictions on fishing for striped bass, or rockfish. WBOC reports plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, May 13, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, include the Delmarva Fisheries Association and associations from Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut. Along with the ASMFC, the suit names numerous state and federal agencies as defendants.