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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Menhaden Matter StatementOn ASMFC Action to Cap Menhaden Catch in the Chesapeake BayThe following is a statement from Menhaden Matter -- an alliance of recreational anglers and environmentalists, including Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Coastal Conservation Association, Environmental Defense and the National Coalition for Marine Conservation -- regarding [failure to ] the cap on the industrial harvesting of menhaden proposed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) at its February 9th meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. We want to commend Governor Robert Ehrlich and his Department of Natural Resources for their leadership in securing today’s commitment by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to seek a cap on the industrial harvesting of Atlantic Menhaden. By proposing this catch limit, the commission has taken an important first step toward protecting a principal filter feeder of the bay’s waters and prime food source for striped bass. We look forward to working with Governor Ehrlich to ensure that this cap is formally implemented and to secure the financial resources necessary to ensure that menhaden and the bay are protected. PRESS BRIEFING - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 AT 2:00 PM EST Representatives from the environmental and recreational angling community who are part of the Menhaden Matter alliance will be available Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 PM for a post-meeting conference call. Call in number: 800-247-5110 ### |