Opinion | The Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden are in trouble
Omega Protein, a Canadian-owned firm situated in Reedville, Va., is allotted greater than 70 percent of complete allowable menhaden catch for the whole Atlantic Coast and greater than 26 % of the whole allowable catch from the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Clearly, that is overharvesting a essential forage fish within the Chesapeake Bay.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/30/chesapeake-bays-menhaden-are-trouble/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_opinions | Opinion | The Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden are in hassle
