September 14, 2016

Menhaden

Upcoming hearing March 1st, 2022 to consider prohibiting the commercial reduction fishing of Atlantic menhaden

Trackbill.com

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ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION – ATLANTIC MENHADEN – PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL REDUCTION FISHING

Maryland.gov, February 22, 2022

Opinion: The Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden are in trouble

The Washington Post, July 30, 2021

VA Gets a Year to Comply with Menhaden Limits or Face Moratorium
Bay Journal, 10 September 2018

Virginia Lawmakers Fight Over Menhaden Fishery
Chesapeake Bay Magazine, 20 February 2018

Little Fish, Big Worry: Future of Menhaden Sparks Concern
The Associated Press, 1 October 2017

Environmental groups, watermen consider management plan for menhaden

Delaware Public Media (Dover) WDDE 91.1 FM

Meeting next week in Hampton Roads part of push to protect small fish and everything that eats them
The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot, 15 September 2017

The ASMFC’s draft amendment for managing menhaden can be found here.

Menhaden Facts and False Claims Handout
September 2017

Chesapeake Bay Program – Quick Facts re: Atlantic Menhaden

Menhaden Facts

Environmental groups, watermen consider management plan for menhaden
Delaware Public Media (Dover) WDDE 91.1 FM

Meeting next week in Hampton Roads part of push to protect small fish and everything that eats them
The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot, 15 September 2017

Fisheries Commission Raises Menhaden Catch Limits
Fredricksburg.com, 28 October 2016

NOAA rules could jeopardize Md. fish stocks
The Baltimore Sun, 28 October 2016

Fisheries panel, after failed last try, agrees on increase in menhaden harvest
The Viginian-Pilot, 27 October 2016