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Officials vote to reduce menhaden catch limits within the Chesapeake Bay

States Newsroom · November 13, 2026

The Atlantic Marine Fisheries Commission’s Menhaden Management Board on Wednesday voted to reduce how much of the oily forage fish can be harvested from the Chesapeake Bay, after thousands of public comments called for tighter restrictions on the only reduction fishery allowed inside the tributary. Menhaden management…

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Officials vote to reduce menhaden catch limits within the Chesapeake Bay

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