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Menhaden fishery workers caught between conservation and jobs
Original: Menhaden fishery workers caught in the middle of debate
Menhaden fishery workers in the Chesapeake Bay region find themselves at the center of an ongoing dispute over the small, oily fish that supports one of the Atlantic coast's largest fisheries. Conservationists want tighter limits to protect striped bass and other predators that rely on menhaden as forage, while the industry argues restrictions threaten jobs and coastal communities. Workers say their livelihoods hang on the outcome of the debate.
Why now: Regulators and conservation groups are pushing new restrictions on the menhaden harvest, putting fishing jobs and ocean conservation at odds.
menhaden fisheryChesapeake BayBay JournalAtlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
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