Two Independent Reviews Find No Evidence that Virginia's Menhaden Season Is 'Blocking' Fish from Reaching Maryland Pound Nets

Menhaden board punts vote to increase Virginia reduction fishery quota restrictions

A menhaden pulled from the Chesapeake Bay in the area of Jordan Point Marina. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury)The Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission Menhaden Management Board on Tuesday put off a vote on new potential restrictions for Virginia’s only reduction fishery in the Chesapeake Bay.  The board is considering multiple options to implement time period quotas throughout the menhaden fishing season to address the concerns …

Two Independent Reviews Find No Evidence that Virginia's Menhaden Season Is 'Blocking' Fish from Reaching Maryland Pound Nets

WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / May 4, 2026 / A proposed Atlantic menhaden management addendum aimed at Virginia's

ASMFC delays action for on menhaden regs

Action on potential new protections for Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay has been delayed following a vote this week by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. The Commission had been expected to advance Draft Addendum II of its Interstate Fishery Management Plan for public comment, but instead voted unanimously to delay action and form a work group to further ...