Omega Protein and Recreational Charter Captains Trying to Get Along
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Virginia Pilot] By Lee Tolliver - July 27, 2015 -
Decades OF animosity don't disappear overnight. But a conversation is a good place to start.
Officials from Omega Protein met with recreational charter captains Tuesday night to discuss the conflict between two groups that depend on the same waters to earn a living.
Reedville-based Omega is the East Coast's only menhaden reduction fishery. There also are small fleets that catch menhaden to sell as bait for commercial and recreational fishermen. In Virginia, Omega often gets blamed for just about any problem caused by the bait industry.
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