A new push to study Atlantic menhaden population in the Chesapeake Bay

Part of the Omega Protein fishing fleet tied up at Reedville on the Chesapeake Bay. (Credit: Pamela D’Angelo)

For decades anglers, scientists, conservationists and commercial fishermen have debated whether an Atlantic menhaden industrial fishing fleet is fishing sustainably in the Chesapeake Bay. But without solid data, fishing continues.

This year, there are several new pushes to get those numbers, as Pamela D’Angelo reports.

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