Menhaden management board looks at more restrictions for reduction fishing in the Chesapeake Bay

Menhaden management board looks at more restrictions for reduction fishing in the Chesapeake Bay

A menhaden pulled from the Chesapeake Bay in the area of Jordan Point Marina. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury)A board that oversees the management of critical forage fish menhaden along the Atlantic coast is looking into further restricting Virginia’s only commercial menhaden reduction fishery. Last week, the Atlantic States Marine Commission’s menhaden management board voted to task a workgroup with determining options for spreading …

Menhaden Management Board Looks at More Restrictions for Reduction Fishing in the Chesapeake Bay

Open the article to view the coverage from Williamsburg Yorktown Daily