Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
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Fishing News
Marine Fisheries Board Declines to Make Science-Based Reduction to Atlantic Menhaden Catch Limit
Despite evidence showing Atlantic menhaden stocks dropped by a third, the board cut 2026 catch limits by only 20%, far…
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Conservation News
Workgroup Established to Consider Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Regulations
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission workgroup will eye precautionary, Bay-specific menhaden fishery management measures to protect predators like ospreys…
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Fishing News
Commission Holds Foreign Company Accountable for Breaking Rules in the Chesapeake Bay
(Washington D.C.)—An interstate commission has responded to the industrial fishing giant Omega Protein’s violation of key menhaden catch limits in…
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Sport Fishing and Boating Community Calls for Striped Bass Harvest Reduction
Washington, D.C. – October 23, 2019 – Yesterday, a coalition of recreational fishing and boating organizations wrote to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission…
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