Atlantic Menhaden Board Cuts Catch Limits 20% on Declining Stock
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Menhaden Board met yesterday to address a 30% decline in the Atlantic menhaden population and to set reduced catch limits for 2026. The board voted to reduce 2026 commercial catch by 20%, not the 50% advocated by hundreds of stakeholders or the “no more than 10%” advocated by members of the reduction fleet.
Atlantic menhaden is a forage fish that feeds half a dozen species of commercial or recreational importance, chief among them striped bass, but also osprey, bluefish, spiny dogfish, whales, and bait...
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