With summer in full swing, Chesapeake Bay fishermen, birders and environmentalists are once again faced with the harsh reality that menhaden, the most important fish in the sea, are scarce. Even Omega ...

The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition (MFC) is a collective of menhaden fishermen, related businesses, and supporting industries. Comprised of businesses along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, the Menhaden ...

Legislation in the Virginia General Assembly aims to study Atlantic menhaden populations in the Chesapeake Bay in response to concerns by local fishermen and environmental advocates. Conservationists ...

Three bills have been filed that would curb menhaden catches by the only reduction fishery allowed in the Chesapeake Bay and ...

“A singular occurrence excited the people of Lewes,” the Smyrna Times reported on Nov. 18, 1874, “and caused them to leave their cottages by the sea and even their churches and go into the fishing ...

Along Louisiana’s working coastlines, a small silver fish powers a vast network of food, health, and agriculture. Known as menhaden, sometimes called pogies, this humble species forms the backbone of ...

Few people realize that one of Louisiana’s most valuable fisheries isn’t for shrimp, oysters, or crab—but for a small, unassuming fish that has fueled our state and local economies: the menhaden. The ...

A guest column published on Dec. 11 (“Menhaden harvesting has an impact on local fisheries”) contained several inaccuracies regarding the menhaden fishery — including Reedville-based companies Ocean ...

They provided risk projections for managers to choose, the chosen 20% TAC reduction yields 0% probability of overfishing Under the 2020 ERP definitions, Atlantic menhaden are not overfished and ...

This article is brought to you by the Louisiana Commercial Fisheries Coalition, LLC. America’s menhaden fishery is one of the great success stories of U.S. seafood production – a renewable, ...

CAMERON, La. (KPLC) - A small victory this week for fishermen and conservationists. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced a Notice of Intent to amend the rules regarding ...

A new approach to managing fishing — setting catch limits for one species based on what’s happening with another — is coming for menhaden. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted this ...