Historic Action Taken on Menhaden Legislation

Thanks to all who signed the petition for strengthening legislation protecting bait fish in mid-Atlantic waters.  Moments ago, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted to adopt a science-based plan to better protect menhaden, a fish vital to the marine ecosystem and to important commercial fisheries. Never before have we had a coastwide cap on the harvesting of menhaden. With this decision, the Commission voted to reduce the catch of menhaden by 20 percent.

View the press release here:

http://www.cbf.org/page.aspx?pid=4782&srctid=1&erid=13623071&trid=f91b2fc1-0bbe-4937-8d9f-83e9fc1682e4