The purpose of this page is to provide sources of information that concern the Atlantic Menhaden stocks of the Chesapeake Bay and Mid Atlantic coastal areas.
Menhaden stocks are at the center of a controversy which pits environmentalists,
recreational fishermen and other concerned citizens on one side and big
business and the government on the other. Both sides have lobbied
politicians.
Atlantic Menhaden Research
Chesapeake Bay
Ecological Foundation- Atlantic Menhaden
Chesapeake Bay Forage Base Collapse and Interactions of Striped Bass &
Atlantic Menhaden
Report from the ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Management Board
ASMFC-Menhaden
The Most Important
Fish in the Sea
NMFS Landing Data- Atlantic Menhaden, Chesapeake Bay
VIMS Juvenile Fish Beach Seine Survey - Species Information
The Menhaden
Controversy
Omega
Protein
Striped Bass Suffer as Overfishing Eats Away at Their Prey, Menhaden
Exploitation Of Atlantic Menhaden Threatens Restoration Of Chesapeake
Bay
Menhaden Plan Could Boost Virginia Fisheries;
Omega Protein Will Supply Fish Oil for Texas School-Food Program
Relevant Organizations
MSSA - Maryland
Saltwater Sportfisherman's Association
Recreational Fishing Alliance
Stripers Forever
Menhaden Matter
www.menhaden.org
www.saveourpogies.com
Atlantic Menhaden Coalition
American Fisheries Society
National Coalition for Marine Conservation
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
The Chesapeake Bay Trust