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Virginia lawmakers approve funding study of Chesapeake Bay menhaden

The Virginia General Assembly in Richmond officially passed 14 budget amendments Monday to the commonwealth’s $205 billion biennial budget. Among the amendments was one earmarking $2 million for a comprehensive study on Atlantic...
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Company plans to continue menhaden fishing in Chesapeake

The recent news that menhaden firm Ocean Harvesters is adding a $9 million menhaden vessel, the 165-foot F/V Tangier Sound, to its fishing fleet is sending a message that Ocean Harvesters, Omega Protein...
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Urbanna forum speaker: Menhaden overfished, causing osprey die-off

Only Virginia permits menhaden commercial harvesting Osprey nests in Virginia’s tidewater area are disappearing due to the reduced availability in the Chesapeake Bay of menhaden, a fish caught by the iconic bird to...
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Menhaden lawsuit dismissed

A $2 billion “False Claims Act” lawsuit alleging “figurehead fraud” against the Canadian seafood giant Cooke Inc. of St. John, New Brunswick, and Omega Protein and Ocean Harvesters of Reedville was “dismissed in...
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Menhaden fishery to get another look

New study to check if over-harvesting could be starving Va. ospreys The saga of the future of Virginia’s menhaden reduction fishery on Chesapeake Bay continues to unfold as the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission...
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Menhaden suit dismissal sought

Virginia’s Ocean Fleet Services and Ocean Harvesters filed a “motion to dismiss” a $2 billion lawsuit against seafood giant Cooke Inc. of New Brunswick, Canada, that claimed the firm violated U.S. foreign ownership...
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Moratorium on menhaden fishing in bay voted down 5-3

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted 5-3 on April 23 in Newport News to deny a petition from the Chesapeake Legal Alliance and Southern Maryland Recreational Fishing Organization that would have placed...
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Menhaden fishermen, jet ski protestor clash leads to a bill with “teeth”

The Virginia General Assembly has passed HB 928, a bill designed to protect commercial fishermen and their boats from harassment at sea. The bill passed, 38-1, by the Senate, and, 99-0, by the House...
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Menhaden bill killed for 2024 session

Virginia Legislature House Bill 19 in Richmond to create a comprehensive study of the ongoing ecology, fishery impacts, and economic and environmental issues with Atlantic menhaden was “carried” over and killed for 2024...
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Legislature eyes study of menhaden issues

Taking a closer look at bay menhaden A Virginia Legislature House Bill 19 was filed on Jan. 10 in Richmond to address ongoing ecology, fishery impacts and economic issues with Atlantic menhaden in...
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Menhaden fishery to get another look

New study to check if over-harvesting could be starving Va. ospreys The saga of the future of Virginia’s menhaden reduction fishery on Chesapeake Bay continues...

Menhaden suit dismissal sought

Virginia’s Ocean Fleet Services and Ocean Harvesters filed a “motion to dismiss” a $2 billion lawsuit against seafood giant Cooke Inc. of New Brunswick,...

Moratorium on menhaden fishing in bay voted down 5-3

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted 5-3 on April 23 in Newport News to deny a petition from the Chesapeake Legal Alliance and...

Menhaden fishermen, jet ski protestor clash leads to a bill with “teeth”

The Virginia General Assembly has passed HB 928, a bill designed to protect commercial fishermen and their boats from harassment at sea. The bill passed,...

Menhaden bill killed for 2024 session

Virginia Legislature House Bill 19 in Richmond to create a comprehensive study of the ongoing ecology, fishery impacts, and economic and environmental issues with...

Legislature eyes study of menhaden issues

Taking a closer look at bay menhaden A Virginia Legislature House Bill 19 was filed on Jan. 10 in Richmond to address ongoing ecology,...

Partial moratorium urged on bay menhaden harvests

by Jeremy Cox -  Sportfishing groups and environmentalists are calling for a partial moratorium on Virginia’s menhaden reduction fishery, citing troubling declines of certain bird...

Scientists: Mass starving of osprey chicks likely result of menhaden over-harvesting

by Whitney Pipkin -  In “the good days” a few years ago, each of the 83 active osprey nests monitored in Mobjack Bay might have...

MENHADEN FISHING CONTINUES

Proposed fishery shutdown fails to get support Virginia House Bill 1383, recently introduced by Del. Tim Anderson, R-Virginia Beach, which would shut down Virginia’s menhaden...

‘Steamboats on the Chesapeake’ now online

Those who missed local screenings of “Steamboats on the Chesapeake” now have a chance. The one-hour documentary can be streamed at no charge on...
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