ASMFC to Vote on Cutting Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Harvests by 50%
East Coast fishery managers will vote November 10–11 on whether to cut industrial Atlantic menhaden harvests in the Chesapeake Bay by up to 50%. The upcoming decisions by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission could reshape near-shore fishing rules from Maine to Florida. Menhaden are small, oily, and bony fish that few humans eat directly. … Read more