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More than 1,200 workers and community members urged ASMFC to reject further Bay Cap cuts and seasonal quotas.Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

1,267 workers, community members push back on menhaden cuts

Carli Clancy

The MFC says additional Chesapeake Bay harvest restrictions should wait until ongoing Bay-specific research is complete. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

Menhaden coalition warns Bay cuts could threaten fishing jobs

Carli Clancy

The commission could cut Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest by up to 50 percent, putting livelihoods on both sides of the debate in focus. Photo courtesy of Ocean Harvesters Facebook page

Menhaden debate puts fishermen under pressure

Carli Clancy

American Small Pelagics Network says managers should wait for ongoing Chesapeake Bay research before imposing additional harvest restrictions. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

Menhaden industry group pushes back on forage fish claims

Carli Clancy

Sarah Hammond Stokes is the third shucker in the row, working at C. E. Marshall Seafood Inc. after the firm downsized and moved to a smaller facility in the 1990s. Photo by Larry Chowning

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Oyster shucking trailblazer dies at 87

Larry Chowning

Hundreds gathered in Northumberland County to weigh in on proposed cuts to Chesapeake Bay menhaden, urging managers to wait for new science. Photo courtesy of Larry Chowning

Young fishing voice joins Chesapeake Bay menhaden debate

Carli Clancy

Green Oceans says it hopes the discovery provides answers and some measure of closure for the fishermen’s families and the regional commercial fishing community. Photo courtesy of Green Oceans

Seven years later, wreck believed to be F/V Mistress found

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NEFSA argues that Chesapeake Bay osprey research documents food stress but does not establish commercial menhaden harvest as the cause. Photo courtesy of Jerry Prezioso / NOAA Fisheries

NEFSA questions link between menhaden harvest and osprey declines

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Monitoring found historically low osprey reproduction in higher-salinity areas of Chesapeake Bay. Photo courtesy of LAFB

New osprey findings renew Chesapeake menhaden debate

Carli Clancy

ASMFC has scheduled public hearings to collect public comment on reducing the industrial menhaden harvest on Chesapeake Bay by 50% and other reductions on the fishery. Photo by Larry Chowning

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ASMFC public hearings on menhaden

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Atlantic HMS fisheries see mixed stock outlook, declining revenue. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Atlantic tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries see mixed outlook

Carli Clancy