Regulators vote for 20 percent menhaden catch cut

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 14, 2012
Tags: Environment, fisheries, fisherman, Government, menhaden, regulation

Fisheries regulators have voted for a 20 percent cut in the catch of menhaden, an oily fish prized for use in dietary supplements, cosmetics and animal feed. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted Friday on the limit. The commission still has not voted on how to allocate the remaining catch between those who harvest [...]

Gansler considers court action over menhaden catch

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 15, 2012
Tags: chesapeake bay, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler, menhaden, Reedville
Comments: 1

Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler says he is considering court action over menhaden if regulators don’t cut the amount taken by a Virginia processor. Menhaden are a key link in the Chesapeake food chain but are also harvested by industrial processors for products ranging from animal feed to dietary supplements and cosmetics. An Atlantic States [...]

100K menhaden on beaches may have been dumped

BY: Barbara Grzincic
POSTED: June 6, 2011
Tags: dawn stoltzfus, dead fish, delaware beaches, DNR, fish, maryland beaches, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, maryland department of the environment, menhaden, Ocean City, rehoboth beach patrol, water quality

OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Department of the Environment now estimates that 100,000 dead menhaden have washed up on Maryland and Delaware beaches. Department spokeswoman Dawn Stoltzfus says many of the fish found Sunday were missing their heads and appeared to have been dead for about a week. Stoltzfus says water quality doesn’t seem to [...]