Virginia Legislature Opposes 2018 ASMFC Reductions in Menhaden Quota, Supported by Omega Protein
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Daily Press] by Dave Ress - February 14, 2018
A multi-state body says Virginians must catch fewer menhaden from the bay, but Virginia's General Assembly didn't listen - or, to be exact, didn't really get a chance to hear.
A bill to bring Virginia's quota in line with a steep cut demanded by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has languished for more than a month in the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee.
The committee won't meet again before Tuesday's midnight deadline for the House of Delegates to act on bills sponsored by House members. Without a committee's vote to recommend a bill, it couldn't make it to the floor for all...
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