I support this petition, as well as adopting/enacting policies and regulations that are intended and designed to protect the resources of the Chesapeake Bay. Resources of all types, including the harvesting of menhaden and other fisheries that serve as major food sources for game fish in the Bay and its tributaries.

Let's take the politics out of managing the Bay for a moment and enact this petition. We need some time to collect the data and develop policies that help protect the Bay's resources based on new data and the best possible science.   

Thank You for your time and the opportunity to comment on the "Petition for rulemaking to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission regarding Atlantic Menhaden, the Chesapeake Bay, and the reduction fishery."