Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Marine Resources Commission
 
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Marine Resources Commission
 
chapter
Pertaining to Atlantic Menhaden [4 VAC 20 ‑ 1270]
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
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1/22/24  11:45 am
Commenter: David Hutton

I support this Petition
 

It is clear for many reasons that the current level of industrial fishing for menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay is too high to be sustainable.  Industrial fishing operations must be incentivized and/or forced to move to the Atlantic Ocean to allow the Chesapeake Bay to recover its depleted menhaden stocks.  This is essential for a healthy bay; viable species that depend on menhaden for food, and watermen who depend on menhaden for bait.

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