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- Chart Tells the Story of the Menhaden Spawning Biomass Collapse
- Virginia ASMFC Commisioner Jack Travelstead Not Telling the Whole Story
- Reduction Industry Crosses the Line at ASMFC Technical Committee Meeting
- Maryland Attorney General Gansler Eyeing Lawsuit over Menhaden Catch Limits
- ASMFC Colluding with Omega Protein over Menhaden? Read and Decide for Yourself
Groups Working to Save Menhaden
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- Friends of the Rappahannock
- Great Bridge Fisherman’s Association
- Green Top Sporting Goods
- Greenpeace
- James River Association
- Jersey Coast Anglers Association
- Lateral Line Fishing Clothing
- Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association
- Massachusetts Striped Bass Association
- Menhaden Defenders
- National Coalition for Marine Conservation
- Peninsula Saltwater Sport Fishing Association
- Pennsylvania Striped Bass Association
- Plum Island Surfcasters (MA)
- Portsmouth Anglers’ Club
- Public Trust Project
- RFA
- Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers' Association
- Save the Bunker
- Striped Bass Conservation Coalition
- Stripers Forever
- Tidewater Anglers Club
- Virginia Anglers Club
- Virginia Beach Anglers’ Club
- Virginia Coastal Fly Anglers
- Virginia Conservation Network
- Virginia Fly Fishing Festival
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Omega Protein Menhaden Fishing in Chesapeake Bay
This picture was taken in 2009 of Omega Protein commercial fishing for menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay just south of Tangier Island in Virginia Chesapeake Bay waters. Menhaden do not have much of a chance with several large boats and … Continue reading
Menhaden Muddle Series – Multi Part Series – By Charlie Hutchinson
Menhaden Muddle Part 1 This column will be the first in a series describing the increasingly serious problem of a declining stock of menhaden. First order of business is to define the problem. While that ought to be simple and … Continue reading
First Crabs, Then Menhaden Editorial
The rebound of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population is welcome news, and demonstrates how effectively our saltwater fisheries can be managed when there is the will to do so. But what about Atlantic Menhaden, a vitally important forage fish, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chesapeake Bay, crabs, menhaden, omega protein
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Menhaden Population Decline 1979-2009
No matter how you look at it, menhaden abundance is down 86% in last 30 years and down 88% in last 25 years. There really is not much to say other than we need to greatly curtail the commercial harvesting … Continue reading
Menhaden Regulation in The Roanoke Times
The strange situation of Menhaden regulation by legislators has reached the mountains of Virginia. You will enjoy this editorial from The Roanoke Times.
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Tagged commerical fishing, fishing news, menhaden, omega protein
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Editorial repeats the call for Menhaden Jurisdiction Transfer in Virginia
Daily Press (Newport News/Hampton) editorial repeats the call for menhaden jurisdiction transfer. Click here to read
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Tagged asfmc, fisheries, fishing, menhaden, Omega, virginia
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Bill Goldsborough Writes in this Months Bay Journal About Menhaden
ASMFC Commissioner Bill Goldsborough of Chesapeake Bay Foundation has an excellent article comparing how we brought back crabs in the Chesapeake and how we can do it with menhaden in the current issue of Bay Journal. Check it out here
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Tagged asmfc, fishing, menhaden, Omega, virginia
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Menhaden Coalition Letter to Braddock Spear from Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
The Menhaden Coalition July 11, 2010 Braddock J. Spear Senior Fishery Management Plan Coordinator for Policy Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 1444 Eye Street, NW, Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20005 Dear Mr. Spear; I am writing to you on behalf … Continue reading
