Commercial Menhaden Harvests Cut by 37 Percent

Charles and Tommy of Lewis Seafood pulling menhaden from their fish trap in the
Charles and Tommy of Lewis Seafood pulling menhaden from their fish trap in the Chesapeake Bay.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission yesterday voted to tighten commercial harvests of menhaden on the East Coast by 37 percent of last year’s catch. Correspondent Pamela D’Angelo reports.

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