Press Releases

Below are recent Menhaden Matter press releases.

• Menhaden Matter Statement; On the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Adopting Meaningful Menhaden Harvest Limits for the Chesapeake Bay (August 16, 2006)



• Menhaden Matter Statement; On Virginia's Action to Seek Compliance with the ASMFC Cap on the Harvest of Menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay (July 31, 2006)



• Menhaden Matter Statement; On the May 10th Decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to Postpone Action Finding Virginia Out of Compliance for Not Capping Menhaden Harvests (May 10, 2006)



• Governor Ehrlich to Receive "The Sportsman's Friend of the Year" Award Maryland Legislative Sportsman’s Foundation & Menhaden Matter to recognize the governor for leadership in preserving the health of the Chesapeake Bay (February 16, 2006)



• Menhaden Cap Advances; Public Input Will Be Sought (May 5, 2005)



• Menhaden Matter Statement; On ASMFC Action to Cap Menhaden Catch in the Chesapeake Bay (February 9, 2005)



• Critical Decision on Deck for the Chesapeake; Will Governor Ehrlich Support a Cap on Menhaden? (February 7, 2005)



• Action to Protect Menhaden Postponed; Conservation Groups and Anglers Express Frustration (November 10, 2004)



• Environmentalists and Recreational Anglers Call for Limits on Industrial Harvesting of Menhaden; New Report Cites Risks to Chesapeake Bay, Sportfish and Seabirds (October 25, 2004)

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