Atlantic menhaden weigh less than a pound and measure little more than a foot long but the small fish has big consequences for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. A bill introduced in the Virginia ...

A critical fish species in the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic menhaden, could be declining rapidly. Or its numbers could be growing. There is no data on Atlantic menhaden populations in ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The debate over whether to fund a study on the status of Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay will be taken up again in the Virginia General Assembly. Measures to study ...

However, the coastwide menhaden stock from Maine to Florida has been in good shape for decades, as confirmed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), which manages the species ...

Menhaden populations and harvest levels are coordinated by the ASMFC across all Atlantic states, including New York and Virginia, under a shared regulatory framework. The article fails to ...

WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / February 14, 2025 / An article recently published by Public News Service ("NY's ...