Category Archives: Menhaden In the News

Bills to reduce Virginia menhaden catch making some progress

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

By Kathy Adams The Virginian-Pilot © February 8, 2013 Bills to reduce the number of menhaden that may be caught each year are progressing in the House of Delegates. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources on Thursday … Continue reading →

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Menhaden makes legislative progress in Virginia

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Worth the read. Virginia “may” finally be taking some action. Menhaden makes legislative leap – The Virginian-Pilot    

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Is hired-gun fisheries scientist Dr. Doug Butterworth Responsible for Menhaden and other Fisheries Collapses?

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Amazing article on how a hired-gun fisheries scientist, Dr. Doug Butterworth (picture to the left, not the menhaden picture at the top of the article), has been employed repeatedly by the U.S. fishing industry to produce high population estimates for … Continue reading →

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Take Five Minutes and Send this Letter to Save Menhaden Before the Nov 16th Deadline

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

They say a picture can say a thousand words. Proof our fish need and eat menhaden. Send the the below or a version letter of it to the ASMFC by November 16. (ASMFC contact information at the end of this … Continue reading →

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Hearings Schedule on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Amendment 2 – Voice your Support

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Public hearings on the key document Draft Amendment 2 to the Menhaden Fisheries Management Plan have been scheduled. Voice your support for meaningful harvest cuts. Please pass the word to all fellow friends who care about the future of our … Continue reading →

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Chart Tells the Story of the Menhaden Spawning Biomass Collapse

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Capt. Wendelin Giebel from Long Island, NY researched accounts of the menhaden fishery going back to Bigelow and Schroeder- Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, G. Brown Goode, NY Times articles dating to the late eighteen hundreds, old fisheries bulletins, local … Continue reading →

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Virginia ASMFC Commisioner Jack Travelstead Not Telling the Whole Story

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Alison Fairbrother of the Public Trust Project interviewed a number of ASMFC state commissioners on the controversial ten (yes you read that right 10) year restoration target option that will be included in Amendment 2 to the Menhaden Fishery Management … Continue reading →

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Reduction Industry Crosses the Line at ASMFC Technical Committee Meeting

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

By Richen Brame Coastal Conservation Association Atlantic Fisheries Director May 17, 2012 The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Technical Committee (TC) and Stock Assessment Committee (SAC) process is supposed to be a simple one that allows the members, who come … Continue reading →

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Maryland Attorney General Gansler Eyeing Lawsuit over Menhaden Catch Limits

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

AG says MD may sue if ASMFC doesn’t curb Omega’s harvest enough by Tim Wheeler 8:20 AM EDT, May 15, 2012 Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler says he’s considering going to court if the interstate panel that regulates Atlantic … Continue reading →

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ASMFC Colluding with Omega Protein over Menhaden? Read and Decide for Yourself

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

A May/June issue of the Washington Monthly. tells the story of menhaden regulation from beginning to end and exposes the degree to which the ASMFC has colluded with Omega Protein over the management process. Read the full article here.

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