Update Assessment Confirms Positive Outlook Atlantic Menhaden Stock
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Menhaden Fisheries Coalition] August 3, 2017
Atlantic fisheries managers will take positive findings into consideration for management purposes
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) was presented with an updated stock assessment that shows Atlantic menhaden is neither overfished nor experiencing overfishing. These positive conclusions mirror the results of the ASMFC’s 2015 benchmark assessment of Atlantic menhaden, which showed a healthy and sustainable stock.
The 2017 Atlantic Menhaden Stock Assessment Update, prepared by the ASMFC’s Atlantic Menhaden Stock Assessment Subcommittee using data through the 2016 fishing year, shows...
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