Virginia House Kills Menhaden Bill that Would Have Complied with ASMFC Limits
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Richmond Times-Dispatch] by Robert Zullo - March 7, 2018
The House of Delegates on Tuesday killed a bill, opposed by an influential Northern Neck commercial fishing operation, that would have brought Virginia into compliance with new menhaden catch limits adopted last fall by a consortium of Atlantic states.
Del. Barry Knight, R-Virginia Beach, made a motion to send his House Bill 1610, which had been sent down by Gov. Ralph Northam last month, back to committee, effectively spiking it for the year ...
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