ASMFC Defends Menhaden Delay as Debate Over Chesapeake Science Intensifies
A debate over Atlantic menhaden management in the Chesapeake Bay intensified this week after critics pushed back against a recent statement from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation accusing regulators of delaying protections for the species.
The dispute centers on a May 5 decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to postpone public comment on Draft Addendum II, a technically complex proposal involving potential changes to menhaden management measures.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation described the move as a failure to address “dire warning signs” in the Bay, including...
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