Menhaden News Articles
Atlantic Coast
Baltimore Sun - https://www.thebaltimorepost.com/2024/09/12/baltimore-sun-osprey-starvation-in-the-chesapeake-bay-spurs-renewed-debate-about-fish-harvest/
Richmond Times Dispatch - Net loss for the Bay. Lawmakers are ignoring the little fish.
Boat U.S. Magazine - Atlantic Fisheries Update: East Coast Anglers are well aware the population of prized striped bass is declining. While critics point to climate change or overfishing, a less obvious cause for the falloff could be a lack of a key prey species - Atlantic Menhaden.
“...it’s worth pointing out that in bays and estuaries up and down the coast where mass-scale menhaden harvest has long been banned, local striped bass populations remain strong.”
Civil Eats - The Last Front in the Battle to Save the ‘Most Important Fish’ in the Atlantic
Fishermen, environmentalists, and residents say the Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden population is likely suffering. The last big company that’s catching them disputes the evidence and is pushing back.
https://civileats.com/2024/02/20/the-last-front-in-the-battle-to-save-the-most-important-fish-in-the-atlantic/
Virginia Pilot - Failed Menhaden Bill Betrays the Bay
NPR All Things Considered - Chesapeake Bay fish fight
Conservationists in Virginia worry that overfishing of menhaden is harming the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem. But state lawmakers have yet to approve funding to study the issue.
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/11/1230721168/chesapeake-bay-fish-fight
Bay Journal - Anglers, environmentalists push for partial moratorium on Chesapeake menhaden catch.
https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/anglers-environmentalists-push-for-partial-moratorium-on-chesapeake-menhaden-catch/article_a0481600-9e77-11ee-b0a6-3bb9cbba7ff5.html
Virginia Mercury - Bill to require study of menhaden in Chesapeake Bay scaled back.
https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/02/13/bill-to-require-study-of-menhaden-in-chesapeake-bay-scaled-back/
WFXTV Roanoke - Disappointment, frustration, and questions after Virginia lawmakers delay fish study bill without explanation.
www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/disappointment-frustration-and-questions-after-virginia-lawmakers-delay-fish-study-bill-without-explanation/?fbclid=IwAR0msaBZLbP0353vPfYpMYcQowLK8XDLUWESHs8Fz2yCBEcbpHDrAayXABM
Chesapeake Bay Magazine - Petition Seeks To Partially Shut Down VA Menhaden Harvest
https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/petition-seeks-to-partially-shut-down-va-menhaden-harvest/?fbclid=IwAR3uncKCO1WSOU8P0mdwt8ws3mBCAkVnpC6R3dRbFFYURbbIzNYl8ghhb0Q
VirginiaPlaces.org - A complete background story on the history and status of the menhaden reduction industry in the Chesapeake Bay. http://www.virginiaplaces.org/natural/menhaden.html
Public News Service - VA General Assembly nixes menhaden study bill.
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2024-02-09/endangered-species-and-wildlife/va-general-assembly-nixes-menhaden-study-bill/a88772-1#
Richmond Times Dispatch - Net loss for the Bay. Lawmakers are ignoring the little fish.
Boat U.S. Magazine - Atlantic Fisheries Update: East Coast Anglers are well aware the population of prized striped bass is declining. While critics point to climate change or overfishing, a less obvious cause for the falloff could be a lack of a key prey species - Atlantic Menhaden.
“...it’s worth pointing out that in bays and estuaries up and down the coast where mass-scale menhaden harvest has long been banned, local striped bass populations remain strong.”
Civil Eats - The Last Front in the Battle to Save the ‘Most Important Fish’ in the Atlantic
Fishermen, environmentalists, and residents say the Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden population is likely suffering. The last big company that’s catching them disputes the evidence and is pushing back.
https://civileats.com/2024/02/20/the-last-front-in-the-battle-to-save-the-most-important-fish-in-the-atlantic/
Virginia Pilot - Failed Menhaden Bill Betrays the Bay
NPR All Things Considered - Chesapeake Bay fish fight
Conservationists in Virginia worry that overfishing of menhaden is harming the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem. But state lawmakers have yet to approve funding to study the issue.
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/11/1230721168/chesapeake-bay-fish-fight
Bay Journal - Anglers, environmentalists push for partial moratorium on Chesapeake menhaden catch.
https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/anglers-environmentalists-push-for-partial-moratorium-on-chesapeake-menhaden-catch/article_a0481600-9e77-11ee-b0a6-3bb9cbba7ff5.html
Virginia Mercury - Bill to require study of menhaden in Chesapeake Bay scaled back.
https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/02/13/bill-to-require-study-of-menhaden-in-chesapeake-bay-scaled-back/
WFXTV Roanoke - Disappointment, frustration, and questions after Virginia lawmakers delay fish study bill without explanation.
www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/disappointment-frustration-and-questions-after-virginia-lawmakers-delay-fish-study-bill-without-explanation/?fbclid=IwAR0msaBZLbP0353vPfYpMYcQowLK8XDLUWESHs8Fz2yCBEcbpHDrAayXABM
Chesapeake Bay Magazine - Petition Seeks To Partially Shut Down VA Menhaden Harvest
https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/petition-seeks-to-partially-shut-down-va-menhaden-harvest/?fbclid=IwAR3uncKCO1WSOU8P0mdwt8ws3mBCAkVnpC6R3dRbFFYURbbIzNYl8ghhb0Q
VirginiaPlaces.org - A complete background story on the history and status of the menhaden reduction industry in the Chesapeake Bay. http://www.virginiaplaces.org/natural/menhaden.html
Public News Service - VA General Assembly nixes menhaden study bill.
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2024-02-09/endangered-species-and-wildlife/va-general-assembly-nixes-menhaden-study-bill/a88772-1#
Gulf Coast
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership - Louisiana issues regulations to protect near shore habitat.
https://www.trcp.org/2024/02/15/louisiana-issues-regulations-to-protect-nearshore-habitat-from-menhaden-industry/
NOAA Fisheries - A Pathway Toward Ecosystem-Based Management for Gulf Menhaden.
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/pathway-toward-ecosystem-based-management-gulf-menhaden
Louisiana Illuminator - Recreational fishers want Louisiana’s biggest commercial fishery to back off nearshore waters. Small fish, big debate.
https://lailluminator.com/2021/06/04/recreational-fishers-want-louisianas-biggest-commercial-fishery-to-back-off-nearshore-waters/
https://www.trcp.org/2024/02/15/louisiana-issues-regulations-to-protect-nearshore-habitat-from-menhaden-industry/
NOAA Fisheries - A Pathway Toward Ecosystem-Based Management for Gulf Menhaden.
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/pathway-toward-ecosystem-based-management-gulf-menhaden
Louisiana Illuminator - Recreational fishers want Louisiana’s biggest commercial fishery to back off nearshore waters. Small fish, big debate.
https://lailluminator.com/2021/06/04/recreational-fishers-want-louisianas-biggest-commercial-fishery-to-back-off-nearshore-waters/
