Omega Protein should not be allowed to take menhaden out of the Chesapeake Bay, period. Why does Virginia allow this reduction fishery when no other state does? How is it acceptable to let one Canadian company jeopardize the health of the bay and the other species that depend on it, and the livelihoods of all the people who depend on a thriving ecosystem? Corporate short-term profit-seeking leads to ecological collapse. Managing the bay as a resource for all requires that Omega do its fishing in federal waters, which may cost the company more but will not put anyone out of work.