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Public input sought on possible cuts to menhaden harvest in Chesapeake Bay

The large-scale commercial harvest of Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay could be slashed later this year. The move might help starving osprey chicks and other struggling fish but could also hurt a Virginia fishing village where hundreds of jobs rely on menhaden. The Atlantic States Fisheries Commission, which regulates near-shore fishing for migratory species, […]

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