Fisheries Panel Cuts Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Harvest, but Falls Short Coastwide
November 12, 2026
November 12, 2026
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 12 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release:
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Fisheries Panel Cuts Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Harvest, but Falls Short Coastwide
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This week the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) reduced the menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay by about 33 percent, but failed to take significant action on coastwide limits. Notably, the much smaller cut to the harvest along the Atlantic Co . . .
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Fisheries Panel Cuts Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Harvest, but Falls Short Coastwide
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This week the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) reduced the menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay by about 33 percent, but failed to take significant action on coastwide limits. Notably, the much smaller cut to the harvest along the Atlantic Co . . .