Coming Soon: A Major Decision in Menhaden Management
In early August, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will decide whether to adopt a new strategy for menhaden management. Currently, menhaden are assessed …
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Videos Show Dozens of Dead Bull Redfish Killed by Menhaden Boats
Menhaden harvesting has become a threat to Louisiana’s fragile coast and its valuable recreational fishing industry says a leading environmental organization. “By conservative estimates, as …
Virginia Governor Asks For A Menhaden Moratorium
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has found the Commonwealth of Virginia out of compliance with the fisheries management plan for menhaden. On Nov. 15, …
Omega Protein Defies Chesapeake Menhaden Harvest Cap
Omega Protein Corp, a subsidiary of Cooke Aquaculture says it plans to defy a quota the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries sets annually on the harvest …
Fight Against Atlantic Menhaden Certification
While Omega Protein tries to buy an environmentally sustainable certification for its industrial menhaden fishery opposition to certification is scheduled to be heard by an independent …
Recreational fishing groups formally object to menhaden’s MSC nod
Further proof that the Marine Stewardship Council has lost the last of their credibilty. Three different recreational fishing groups filed a formal objection against the …
The case for ending the herring fishery
Whether it’s menhaden, anchovies, sardines or herring, the extensive harvest of forage fish has serious consequences for the entire food chain. So while the world …
Organizations Object to Certification of ‘Most Important Fish in the Sea’
The MSC is the same outfit that certified some wild Olympic Peninsula steelhead as sustainable. East Coast conservation groups and recreational fishing organizations recently objected to …
NY State Legislature OKs bill banning large-scale menhaden seining
While the bulk of the industrial harvest of menhaden occurs further south, hats off to New York for protecting these important forage fish. The New …
Foraging The High Seas
Menhaden is the second largest fishery in the US. Two states (VA and NJ) currently control more than 96% of the coast wide quota while …