Menhaden populations have been creating concern for fishermen and conservationists, lawmakers want to learn more.

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has taken early steps to adjust a buffer zone that would allow commercial menhaden fishing closer to the state’s coastline, reigniting the industry’s ...

In the past year, there has been considerable commentary from all corners of the Chesapeake Bay about what is happening with breeding osprey and the role of menhaden. I am writing to briefly clarify ...

Louisiana has long relied on science to guide how it manages its natural resources. From energy to agriculture to fisheries, ...

WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / October 27, 2025 / The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), American Sportfishing Association (ASA), Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), and the American ...

In the debate over the future of the Atlantic menhaden fishery, working families are being pushed to the margins. The fishermen, plant workers and coastal community members who have sustained this ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, Va. (WAVY) — Osprey breeding along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay is in trouble. That’s the finding of recent research by the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of ...

Chris Dollar steers his boat on the Ware River in Gloucester, Virginia in September. A charter fishing captain and conservation advocate, Dollar said he sees fewer fish in the bay and its tributaries ...

VIRGINIA– The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition has responded to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's claims of industrial menhaden fishing contributing to a "total population collapse" of osprey on Virginia's ...

Menhaden removals overlap little with what predators eat most: predators primarily consume age-0/1 menhaden, while the reduction fishery targets age-2+ fish. Assessment team reinforcement: the fishery ...