Tagged: menhaden

  • November 10, 2011

    Good News for Menhaden!

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    After receiving plenty of pressure from environmentalists and recreational fishermen (and those two categories are not mutually exclusive!), the folks who manage Atlantic coast fishing (The ASMFC) decided yesterday in Boston to reduce the catch of menhaden (aka pogies or bunker) by as much as 37 percent of the number caught last year. The vote … Read More »

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  • October 06, 2011

    Act Now: Protect Menhaden

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    It’s time for us to chime in and let the managers hear that we support the strongest action possible to protect menhaden stocks. It only takes 5 minutes to send an email, letting managers know that you are a fisherman and that you care about the importance of a healthy forage base of menhaden to keep striped bass, bluefish and the entire ecosystem healthy Read More »

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