Marine Resources Commission
Marine Resources Commission
Pertaining to Atlantic Menhaden
[4 VAC 20 ‑ 1270]
Public Petition for Rulemaking: Petition for rulemaking to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission regarding Atlantic menhaden, the Chesapeake Bay, and the reduction fishery
CLOSED Opened on 1/15/2024 and Ended on 2/5/2024
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| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| I support the petition | Dale Neal | 1/15/24 11:53 am |
| Petition for Rule Making regarding the Management of the Atlantic Menhaden Reduction Fishery | Phil Zalesak, Southern Maryland Recreational Fishing Organization | 1/15/24 3:06 pm |
| Against petition | Jason Lewis | 1/15/24 3:29 pm |
| I support the petition | Jim Rogers | 1/15/24 5:55 pm |
| I support the petition | Ivy Main | 1/15/24 6:39 pm |
| Petition for rulemaking to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission regarding Atlantic menhaden, | Julie V. Kacmarcik-Richmond Audubon | 1/15/24 10:22 pm |
| I support the petition. | Joann Grayson | 1/15/24 11:41 pm |
| I support the petition | Thomas Detmer | 1/16/24 6:17 am |
| Atlantic Menhaden | Betsy Saunders, Richmond Audubon Society | 1/16/24 6:23 am |
| Support of Atlantic Menhaden petition | Ben Saunders, Richmond Audubon Society | 1/16/24 6:26 am |
| I support this petition | Paul Bedell | 1/16/24 7:14 am |
| I support this petition | James Shelton | 1/16/24 7:35 am |
| I Support This Petition | Pamela J. Scrima | 1/16/24 7:50 am |
| I support this petition! | Bill Rider | 1/16/24 7:54 am |
| I support this petition | rickmuskovac@gmail.com | 1/16/24 8:04 am |
| I support this petition | TJ Byrd | 1/16/24 8:28 am |
| Do the right thing! | Hudson Hoen | 1/16/24 8:31 am |
| support a healthy Chesapeake Bay ecosystem | Priscilla Erickson, University of Richmond | 1/16/24 8:40 am |
| I support this petition | Capt. Mike Ostrander | 1/16/24 8:43 am |
| I support this petition | Molly Moncure | 1/16/24 9:23 am |
| Menhaden | Candy Williams | 1/16/24 11:06 am |
| petition | Jennifer Friend | 1/16/24 11:18 am |
| Support Petition | Brenda Thomason | 1/16/24 11:55 am |
| Petition | Jennifer Ackerman | 1/16/24 12:43 pm |
| Destruction of the lower bay by the Canadian Omega | Bill Harris | 1/16/24 1:00 pm |
| Scientific Research and Design teacher | Tracy N Boyd | 1/16/24 1:30 pm |
| I support this petition | Timothy Barksdale | 1/16/24 1:36 pm |
| Support | brian malsch | 1/16/24 1:37 pm |
| Agree. | William Mickley | 1/16/24 1:39 pm |
| I support this Petition | Darin Delk | 1/16/24 1:40 pm |
| Chesapeake Bay’s Future | Stuart C Lee | 1/16/24 1:41 pm |
| Time to stop international companies from raping the Bay | Gary Marine | 1/16/24 1:42 pm |
| Menhaden | Emma Cummings | 1/16/24 1:43 pm |
| Get Out of the Bay! | Chris Bache | 1/16/24 1:44 pm |
| Menhaden | Craig Freeman | 1/16/24 1:45 pm |
| Menhaden | Kevin Smith | 1/16/24 1:46 pm |
| Atlantic menhaden reduction fishery - Chesapeake Bay Virginia Waters | Bob Lewis | 1/16/24 1:47 pm |
| Support for this petition | Rob Lampson | 1/16/24 1:56 pm |
| Support Petition | Anne Curland | 1/16/24 1:59 pm |
| Support Petition | Ron Curland | 1/16/24 2:01 pm |
| Menhaden Reduction | Matthew Underwood | 1/16/24 2:02 pm |
| Please Stop Them From Raping the Bay! | Brian Morris | 1/16/24 2:02 pm |
| Please stop them from raping the Bay! | Brian Morris | 1/16/24 2:04 pm |
| I support this bill | Anonymous (220960) | 1/16/24 2:05 pm |
| Stop fishing in the Chesapeake bay! | Rob | 1/16/24 2:07 pm |
| I support this petition to conserve the bay menhaden population | Francis Sprinkel | 1/16/24 2:08 pm |
| I Support This Petition | Phil Wilhelm | 1/16/24 2:14 pm |
| I support this petition | Sam McAdoo | 1/16/24 2:15 pm |
| I support this petition. | Jeff Mcadoo | 1/16/24 2:24 pm |
| Menhaden proposal | Anonymous (220969) | 1/16/24 2:26 pm |
| Stop killing the Chesapeake Bay | John Smart | 1/16/24 2:31 pm |
| The time has come to STOP this reduction fishing in the bay | Jonathan Guion | 1/16/24 2:34 pm |
| I support this petition. | Ken Warchal | 1/16/24 2:39 pm |
| Ban Menhaden Fishing in the Bay | Edward Sarfan | 1/16/24 2:40 pm |
| Petition | Ralph Roberts | 1/16/24 2:42 pm |
| Agree with petition | Mike, Barrel-Art LLC | 1/16/24 2:42 pm |
| Agree. VA should align with all other east coast states | John Holdzkom | 1/16/24 2:43 pm |
| I support this petition. | Joyce Reimherr | 1/16/24 2:44 pm |
| It is common sense - Stop negatively impacting C-bay for their #1 customer in Middle East | Vinston L Thornhill | 1/16/24 2:44 pm |
| The Virginia Legislature needs to protect the vital Menhaden resource in the Bay | JB Benson | 1/16/24 2:56 pm |
| Menhaden | Roland Rivera | 1/16/24 3:08 pm |
| Depletion of fish species in the Chesapeake Bay. | William L | 1/16/24 3:14 pm |
| Agree | Terry Phillips | 1/16/24 3:23 pm |
| I strongly support this petition. | J. Wilson Enochs III | 1/16/24 3:25 pm |
| I support this Petition | Joseph Narbut | 1/16/24 3:27 pm |
| Protect the menhaden | Ross Varin | 1/16/24 3:28 pm |
| Save the Menhaden | Anonymous (220989) | 1/16/24 3:37 pm |
| I agree | Sam turner | 1/16/24 3:41 pm |
| Save the menhaden....you save the bay! | Rick H | 1/16/24 3:51 pm |
| Save the menhaden! | mark B artzer | 1/16/24 3:51 pm |
| I support this petition | Brendan Tompkins | 1/16/24 3:52 pm |
| Agree, regulation of commercial Menhaden harvest is both necessary and long overdue. | Steve Taubman | 1/16/24 3:56 pm |
| Menhaden Fleet destroying our bay | Mark Douglas | 1/16/24 4:02 pm |
| Long Overdue! I Support This Proposal! | James Hester | 1/16/24 4:03 pm |
| Agree | Robert J Foley | 1/16/24 4:09 pm |
| Agree | Victoria B. Ritter-Foley | 1/16/24 4:11 pm |
| menhaden | sam and joyce turner | 1/16/24 4:11 pm |
| i agree. act now | samuel turner | 1/16/24 4:13 pm |
| Strongly agree to the rule making limitations | John Lawler | 1/16/24 4:21 pm |
| Please enact these limitations! | Rodney Fultz | 1/16/24 4:37 pm |
| STRONGLY AGREE SAVE OUR FISHERY NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE | Abell Frost | 1/16/24 4:47 pm |
| Menhaden petition | Deborah Uminski | 1/16/24 4:51 pm |
| Fisherman | Robert Gardner | 1/16/24 4:51 pm |
| Menhaden 3 year Study | Rob Wilhoite | 1/16/24 4:55 pm |
| Halt Commercial Menhaden fishing in the Bay | Brent Sparks | 1/16/24 4:56 pm |
| Support | Joey Tomasello | 1/16/24 4:57 pm |
| I support this petition | Kristen Beales | 1/16/24 5:02 pm |
| Support for the petition | Sterling Anderson | 1/16/24 5:11 pm |
| Bring commercially viable fin fish back to the bay | Jax Dixon | 1/16/24 5:49 pm |
| Menhaden commercial fishing restrictions are needed now!! | E Taliaferro | 1/16/24 6:11 pm |
| Menhaden | scott davenport | 1/16/24 6:15 pm |
| Save the Ecosystem of the Chesapeake Bay Stop Commercial Menhaden Fishery | Anonymous (221018) | 1/16/24 6:25 pm |
| Completely Agree with the Petition | Jay Donlin | 1/16/24 6:28 pm |
| Menhaden | John green | 1/16/24 6:51 pm |
| Agree with petition | Steve Schad | 1/16/24 7:25 pm |
| Ending the taking of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay | John Tyson Sr. | 1/16/24 7:25 pm |
| I support this petition | Cindy Andrews | 1/16/24 7:36 pm |
| I support the petition | Richard Farina | 1/16/24 7:37 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (221028) | 1/16/24 7:51 pm |
| Menhaden Legislation | William Radford | 1/16/24 8:01 pm |
| Menhaden Petition | Russell Vreeland Eastern Shore Anglers Club | 1/16/24 8:14 pm |
| Friend of the bay | Rob Haentze | 1/16/24 8:59 pm |
| agree | Michael W Noe | 1/16/24 9:36 pm |
| I support this petition | Lesley Bulluck | 1/16/24 9:48 pm |
| I support this petition | Ann McMillan | 1/16/24 9:53 pm |
| I support this petition | Chris Schneider | 1/16/24 10:00 pm |
| Menhaden Reduction Petition | Bryan Latham | 1/16/24 10:04 pm |
| Support Petition | Victor Austin | 1/16/24 10:30 pm |
| Stop reduction fishing in the bay | Andrew Proffitt | 1/16/24 11:14 pm |
| I support this petition | Larry Lu | 1/16/24 11:26 pm |
| I support this petition | Chen Chen | 1/16/24 11:35 pm |
| Menhaden reduction in the Cheaspeake bay | Stover Hughes | 1/17/24 12:38 am |
| Support Petition Recommendations | Patty Elton | 1/17/24 2:45 am |
| I support the ChesapeKe Bay Menhaden petition | Joe Elton | 1/17/24 3:27 am |
| I strongly agree with this petition. Save the Bay | Dave Staab | 1/17/24 3:42 am |
| Strongly support this petition | James Lewis | 1/17/24 6:10 am |
| I support this petition | John Day | 1/17/24 6:12 am |
| Save the menhaden save the bay | Alex watson | 1/17/24 6:30 am |
| Strong support for the menhaden petition | Nancy Hamm | 1/17/24 7:18 am |
| Save the menhaden/ Save the Bay | robert pettus | 1/17/24 7:24 am |
| Menhaden | Hampton, Va | 1/17/24 7:44 am |
| Menhaden study petition | michael muller | 1/17/24 8:06 am |
| We need to protect menhaden, a vital food source for Osprey | Kathleen O'Kane Kreutzer | 1/17/24 8:08 am |
| Petition | Eastern Shore Anglers Club | 1/17/24 8:08 am |
| I support the petition | Joe Caporaletti | 1/17/24 8:26 am |
| Menhaden Petition | Carl Santti | 1/17/24 8:31 am |
| This is our bay | Michael Cummings | 1/17/24 9:01 am |
| I support this petition | Anonymous (221068) | 1/17/24 9:09 am |
| Menhaden catch regulations needed now | Bob Ryan | 1/17/24 9:19 am |
| menhaden fishery rule | Marjorie Bribitzer | 1/17/24 9:41 am |
| Menhaden fishing needs to stop now | Matt Stirrup | 1/17/24 9:43 am |
| Menhaden | Ralph Cipolls | 1/17/24 9:44 am |
| I support the petition | Katherine Smith | 1/17/24 9:56 am |
| stop the netting in the bay | gary chester kohler | 1/17/24 10:05 am |
| Save Menhaden in the Chesapeake | Alan Peltzer | 1/17/24 10:09 am |
| I support this petition | Curtis Tomlin | 1/17/24 10:15 am |
| I agree with the petition. | Alan Hoffman | 1/17/24 10:25 am |
| I Support this Position | Jodi Rose | 1/17/24 10:32 am |
| Food chain basics - I support this | Kevin Knowles | 1/17/24 10:35 am |
| I support this petition | Irina L | 1/17/24 10:43 am |
| menhaden petition | Jane Santti | 1/17/24 10:44 am |
| I support this petition | Jonathan Legendre | 1/17/24 10:57 am |
| Menhaden Reduction Fishery | Benjamin Wright | 1/17/24 11:18 am |
| Curb the Menhaden destruction in the Chesapeake | Terry Comeaux | 1/17/24 11:19 am |
| Agree | J. Kukura | 1/17/24 11:20 am |
| petition | nick wright | 1/17/24 11:41 am |
| Menhaden | Nancy B | 1/17/24 11:43 am |
| I support this petition. | William Vales | 1/17/24 11:48 am |
| This needs to stop! | R. C. Lyle | 1/17/24 11:50 am |
| I SUPPORT this Petition | Michael Academia, MSc. Biology - Osprey Researcher and Scientific Advisor | 1/17/24 11:59 am |
| Stop now. | Lola Linardos | 1/17/24 1:00 pm |
| I support this petition | Jake Bage | 1/17/24 1:04 pm |
| I definitely support this petition. | Karen Solana | 1/17/24 1:23 pm |
| I support this petition | James lennon | 1/17/24 1:29 pm |
| Menhaden | Bev Butler | 1/17/24 1:53 pm |
| Menhaden | Captain Percy Blackburn | 1/17/24 1:57 pm |
| I support the menhaden fishing restrictions and expansion of prohibited commercial fishing areas. | Thomas Black Jr | 1/17/24 1:59 pm |
| Protect The Bay For Future Generations | Thomas E. Goode | 1/17/24 2:14 pm |
| Agree | Anonymous (221100) | 1/17/24 2:22 pm |
| Menhaden industrial harvesting | Don Snidow | 1/17/24 2:22 pm |
| Menhaden industrial harvesting | S M Snidow | 1/17/24 2:26 pm |
| Omego menhaden overharvesting | Kenneth Koper | 1/17/24 2:27 pm |
| In support of this petition | C Henry | 1/17/24 2:56 pm |
| Fully support | Andrew L Henry | 1/17/24 3:15 pm |
| I suppprt the menhaden petition | Cynthia Metsker | 1/17/24 3:21 pm |
| I support the reduction | Thomas Baird | 1/17/24 3:46 pm |
| I support this petition | Kennedy Daniels | 1/17/24 4:42 pm |
| I support this petition | Julie Wilson | 1/17/24 4:59 pm |
| I support this petition | William Newman | 1/17/24 5:18 pm |
| I support this petition | Eric Rotthoff | 1/17/24 5:42 pm |
| Ban all Purse Seine Fishing in the Chesapeake Bay!/ I fully support this petition!!! | Nancy H Archer | 1/17/24 5:49 pm |
| I support this petition | Antonio Martinez | 1/17/24 5:53 pm |
| omega | James Hedeen | 1/17/24 6:15 pm |
| I support this petition! | Elizabeth Collins | 1/17/24 6:21 pm |
| I STRONGLY SUPPORT this Petition! | Kevin Klein | 1/17/24 6:26 pm |
| I support the petition | Jeff Smith | 1/17/24 6:28 pm |
| I support | Dave | 1/17/24 6:32 pm |
| Agree | Patrick Foley | 1/17/24 6:49 pm |
| I support this petition | Scott LaRochelle | 1/17/24 6:49 pm |
| The data are in. Excessive menhaden fishing causes osprey chicks death | Ron Polk | 1/17/24 7:04 pm |
| I support this petition | Buddy Spencer | 1/17/24 7:55 pm |
| Must take action for ecosystem balance | Ingrid Harding | 1/17/24 8:57 pm |
| Moratorium on Menhaden Reduction Fishing | Thomas Mulvaney | 1/17/24 9:53 pm |
| petition for menhaden rule-making | Sue Spencer | 1/18/24 6:02 am |
| I support this petition | Marion Bittinger | 1/18/24 7:17 am |
| Support | Robert Morris | 1/18/24 7:45 am |
| Ban the Nets in the Bay and fund research | Stephen Calhoun | 1/18/24 7:50 am |
| I fully support this petition | John Gorman | 1/18/24 8:40 am |
| Prohibit overfishing of menhaden which negatively impacts osprey | Michael Ann Singer | 1/18/24 8:43 am |
| Support! | David Wilkins | 1/18/24 9:01 am |
| Petition | Anonymous (221141) | 1/18/24 9:31 am |
| In support of this petition | Catherine Pierce | 1/18/24 9:32 am |
| I support the petition | CMac | 1/18/24 9:34 am |
| I support this petition | Pete Babendreier | 1/18/24 9:58 am |
| Where are they ? | Thomas (Andrew) Robinson | 1/18/24 9:58 am |
| Support the petition | Jesse Howe | 1/18/24 10:00 am |
| I suppprt this petition | VSSA | 1/18/24 10:29 am |
| I support the petition | Scott Horton | 1/18/24 10:50 am |
| I support this petition | Clay Cade | 1/18/24 10:58 am |
| End Menhaden fishing in VA waters | Jarratt Quail | 1/18/24 11:02 am |
| I support Ending the Atlantic Menhaden Reduction Fishery in Virginia Waters | Fred Rubin | 1/18/24 11:03 am |
| I support this pettition | Allen 'Buddy' Seigel | 1/18/24 11:05 am |
| I fully support this petition | Justin C | 1/18/24 11:14 am |
| I support this petition | Derick Greer | 1/18/24 11:15 am |
| I support this petition | Mitchell Turnage | 1/18/24 11:28 am |
| I support the petition | Paul Mangus | 1/18/24 11:31 am |
| menhaden limit | martin a barley, DDS | 1/18/24 11:32 am |
| I support this petition | William Truslow | 1/18/24 11:34 am |
| I support this petition. | Todd Hart | 1/18/24 11:35 am |
| I support the termination of reduction fishing. | Anonymous (221160) | 1/18/24 11:38 am |
| End reduction fishing in the Chesapeake Bay | Mike Evans | 1/18/24 11:39 am |
| I firmly support the limitation of menhaden fishing in the Bay. | DONALD BLAIR | 1/18/24 11:45 am |
| Save the Dang Ospreys! | Sam Archer | 1/18/24 11:51 am |
| I support this petition | William Dunkin | 1/18/24 11:54 am |
| save the bait fish | mason hallberg | 1/18/24 11:57 am |
| I support the petition | Michael Stafford | 1/18/24 12:02 pm |
| I support the petition | Tom Clendenin | 1/18/24 12:05 pm |
| I support this petition. | Robert Bowden | 1/18/24 12:05 pm |
| I support this petition. Stop or drastically reduce the commercial harvest of bait fish in Bay | David Hagler | 1/18/24 12:12 pm |
| VMRC rule making regarding Atlantic menhaden | Leslie Middleton | 1/18/24 12:17 pm |
| I support this petition | Jason Brooks | 1/18/24 12:22 pm |
| I support this petition | Claire Archer | 1/18/24 12:22 pm |
| I sincerely support this petition | Floyd Warren | 1/18/24 12:27 pm |
| Menhaden Petition | Ken Hill | 1/18/24 12:31 pm |
| Menhaden Amendment | Joe Heins | 1/18/24 12:38 pm |
| support rulemaking to limit purse seine nets | John Bello | 1/18/24 12:41 pm |
| I support the petition | Tomoko Hamada Osprey watch Alliance | 1/18/24 1:01 pm |
| I agree with this petition | Anonymous (221181) | 1/18/24 1:08 pm |
| SAVE THE FISHERY AND THE OSPREY | Mark Davis | 1/18/24 1:17 pm |
| STOP THE COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF OUR BAY! | GLENN PERRYMAN | 1/18/24 1:19 pm |
| I fully support this petition | Derek Merricks | 1/18/24 1:22 pm |
| I support the Petition | Ken Reed | 1/18/24 1:23 pm |
| I support the Petition | Brian Collins | 1/18/24 1:30 pm |
| Save the Fisheries | Edmond Caron | 1/18/24 1:49 pm |
| agree | Frank Hart | 1/18/24 1:54 pm |
| Menhaden Regulations | Anonymous (221190) | 1/18/24 1:59 pm |
| Shut omega protein down and save our bay | Adam Aghion | 1/18/24 2:03 pm |
| Agree with moratorium | Greg Whitt | 1/18/24 2:13 pm |
| I support this | Mike Mason | 1/18/24 2:16 pm |
| Stop the madness | Anonymous (221194) | 1/18/24 2:21 pm |
| I support the petition | J. Chistolini | 1/18/24 2:23 pm |
| Virginia menhaden petition | Richard Polk | 1/18/24 2:26 pm |
| I support the petition | Dan Carter | 1/18/24 2:31 pm |
| I support the petition | Tim Lawton | 1/18/24 2:33 pm |
| I support the petition | Robby Atwood | 1/18/24 2:42 pm |
| Support | Shaun Whitworth | 1/18/24 2:51 pm |
| I wholeheartly support the petition and saving our ospreys and our recreational fishing | Walt Vieser | 1/18/24 2:55 pm |
| Petition to End the Atlantic Menhaden Reduction Fishery in Virginia Waters | Brian R | 1/18/24 2:56 pm |
| I support this petition. | Matt Mosteller | 1/18/24 2:56 pm |
| I support the petition | Bruce Keller | 1/18/24 3:00 pm |
| Agree! | Daniel Perri | 1/18/24 3:07 pm |
| I wholeheartedly support this petition | Stu Miller | 1/18/24 3:11 pm |
| I support the petition | Dennis S Hou | 1/18/24 3:20 pm |
| Unjust overexploitation of public trust resources | Anonymous (221208) | 1/18/24 3:27 pm |
| I support the petition | adam J amend | 1/18/24 3:27 pm |
| I support the petition. | David Hersh | 1/18/24 3:28 pm |
| I support the Petition | Matthew Link | 1/18/24 3:31 pm |
| I support this petition to end industrial reduction harvesting | Michael A | 1/18/24 3:31 pm |
| My Specific Concern is Why are we still allowing this detrimental harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay? | 1/18/24 3:56 pm | |
| Menhaden | Matt Allen | 1/18/24 4:03 pm |
| I support the petition and the recommendation s | John Harlow | 1/18/24 4:18 pm |
| Petition | Franklin C Stone | 1/18/24 4:20 pm |
| I support this petition | Anonymous (221217) | 1/18/24 4:20 pm |
| Menhaden | Ed Perraut | 1/18/24 4:34 pm |
| I support this petition | Craig Lafferty | 1/18/24 4:43 pm |
| Menhaden Petition. | Buddy Noland - Virginia Anglers Club | 1/18/24 4:49 pm |
| I fully support this petition | David Dzwonkowski | 1/18/24 5:03 pm |
| Menhaden | John Pearsall | 1/18/24 5:16 pm |
| I support this petition | Andy Cortez | 1/18/24 5:41 pm |
| I support the petition | Tate Estis | 1/18/24 5:41 pm |
| Menhaden moratorium | Clint Walker | 1/18/24 5:50 pm |
| Support of petition | Steve saunders | 1/18/24 5:52 pm |
| Support Petition | Monty McNeil | 1/18/24 6:35 pm |
| I agree | Larry Hart | 1/18/24 6:51 pm |
| Support Petition | Kelly Matthews | 1/18/24 6:54 pm |
| Do your job! | Tricia Pearsall | 1/18/24 6:55 pm |
| Stop commercial menhaden fishing in the bay | Josh curling | 1/18/24 6:59 pm |
| I support the petition | Anonymous (221232) | 1/18/24 7:11 pm |
| I support the closer of reduction fishing for Menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay | John Talley | 1/18/24 7:25 pm |
| I support the petition! | Chad Satcher | 1/18/24 7:33 pm |
| menhaden petition | gregory fornaro | 1/18/24 8:00 pm |
| I support this petition | Glenn Carter | 1/18/24 8:04 pm |
| I support the petition. | Robert Taylor | 1/18/24 8:06 pm |
| I agree | Johnny Wetlaufer | 1/18/24 8:21 pm |
| Menhaden | Tom Holste | 1/18/24 8:34 pm |
| Petition | Michael Ferraro | 1/18/24 8:42 pm |
| Ban the Menhaden Fishery Fleet from VA waters | Matt Brady | 1/18/24 9:29 pm |
| I Support this Petition | Jordan Honrine | 1/19/24 12:07 am |
| Menhaden overfishing by the few corporate interests is destroying the chesapeake bay fishery | Eric noonkester, virginia anglers club | 1/19/24 5:48 am |
| I support the petition | Anonymous (221246) | 1/19/24 6:32 am |
| I support this petition | Jody Conway | 1/19/24 6:47 am |
| Menhaden | William Bailey | 1/19/24 6:53 am |
| Get Omega out of the BAY | Nicholas Fornaro | 1/19/24 6:59 am |
| Fully Support This Petition | Christopher Varva | 1/19/24 7:05 am |
| I support the petition. | Matthew Comstock | 1/19/24 7:35 am |
| Petition rulemaking | Jeff Doughty | 1/19/24 7:36 am |
| I agree. | Gary Green | 1/19/24 7:37 am |
| Mehadden harvest restriction | Will Kenney | 1/19/24 8:06 am |
| I support this action. | Let Martin | 1/19/24 8:06 am |
| Menhadden fishing regulations petition | David W Rowden | 1/19/24 8:21 am |
| I SUPPORT THE PETITION | Donald R. Statter | 1/19/24 8:34 am |
| Menhaden | Kathie | 1/19/24 8:37 am |
| Menhaden hfproposal | Michael broussard | 1/19/24 8:43 am |
| I support the petition! | Anonymous (221260) | 1/19/24 8:44 am |
| Agree with petition | Alex Sidlowski | 1/19/24 8:45 am |
| Agree with the petition. | Ross Baker | 1/19/24 9:02 am |
| Menhaden petition | Steve Fagan | 1/19/24 9:04 am |
| Menhaden | Dave Stakel | 1/19/24 9:07 am |
| I support the petition. | Mike Kacmarcik | 1/19/24 9:28 am |
| Menhaden | Andrea Steegmayer | 1/19/24 9:35 am |
| I support the petition | Dorie Stolley | 1/19/24 9:35 am |
| I Support This Petition | Pam Dummitt | 1/19/24 9:39 am |
| Shut down Omega Protein | George Atkinson | 1/19/24 9:39 am |
| I support this petition | David Rose | 1/19/24 9:51 am |
| Support the Menhaden petition | Scott Myers | 1/19/24 9:58 am |
| I support this petition | Tom Tippett | 1/19/24 10:12 am |
| Resources | Ralph DiMaio | 1/19/24 10:12 am |
| Close menhaden and do a study. | Anonymous (221274) | 1/19/24 10:25 am |
| I support the petition for rulemaking. | Meredith DeVoe | 1/19/24 10:34 am |
| I support this petition | Wm Dunn | 1/19/24 10:34 am |
| I support this petition. | Fred Atwood | 1/19/24 10:37 am |
| Chesapeake Bay menhaden | Brian L Hardman | 1/19/24 10:39 am |
| How can this still be going on? | Barbara Slatcher | 1/19/24 10:50 am |
| close Menhaden fishing in the Bay | Norbert Butler | 1/19/24 10:59 am |
| Save the Bay | Robert J Schepker | 1/19/24 11:01 am |
| Support | James Boltz | 1/19/24 11:01 am |
| Support this petition/ Menhaden reduction | PJS | 1/19/24 11:14 am |
| I support reduct./elimin. | Jimmy Dick | 1/19/24 11:17 am |
| I Support the Petition | Riggan Hart | 1/19/24 12:28 pm |
| I support the petition | Ken Cloud | 1/19/24 12:57 pm |
| I support this petition for Virginia’s future. | Lynn Richardson | 1/19/24 1:04 pm |
| Menhaden fishing needs to be reduced. I support this petition | Chester Hart | 1/19/24 1:28 pm |
| Menhaden harvest needs to stop | Brandon. Havoc Charters | 1/19/24 1:37 pm |
| Menhaden fishery | W A Dize | 1/19/24 1:47 pm |
| I support the petition | Blair Hart | 1/19/24 2:18 pm |
| Support for Petition on Atlantic Menhaden Management | Matthew Shoultz | 1/19/24 2:57 pm |
| Menhaden Over Fishing in the Bay | Ray Alley | 1/19/24 3:20 pm |
| Support for Menhaden Petition | Rich Grohs | 1/19/24 4:09 pm |
| Limit the Menhaden harvest | Diane Jadlowski | 1/19/24 4:33 pm |
| Menhaden industrial fishing | M E Miller | 1/19/24 5:01 pm |
| I support the petition | Andrew Waikart | 1/19/24 5:36 pm |
| Menhaden | Jason winters | 1/19/24 6:08 pm |
| I support the petition | Brian Reynolds | 1/19/24 6:15 pm |
| I fully support this petition. | Woodie Walker | 1/19/24 7:01 pm |
| Limit the Menhaden harvest | William Leo Kratz Jr | 1/19/24 7:38 pm |
| I support the recommendations.. | Ben Lane | 1/19/24 8:44 pm |
| Protect the Bay | Owen Conner | 1/19/24 9:23 pm |
| Petition Support | John Hodges | 1/19/24 9:55 pm |
| I fully support the petition and moratorium.. include all Virginia Waters | Thomas Lee Lilly menhadenproject.org | 1/20/24 12:07 am |
| I support the petition | Thurman Clark | 1/20/24 4:35 am |
| Menhaden bill to limit reduction fishing | Kennedy Daniels MD | 1/20/24 5:24 am |
| I support this petition!! | Pete F | 1/20/24 6:13 am |
| I fully support the Menhaden petition | Marguerite J Long | 1/20/24 7:09 am |
| Menhaden | Steve Anderson | 1/20/24 7:52 am |
| Menhaden | Edith Bradbury | 1/20/24 7:59 am |
| Menhaden | Carolyn Evans | 1/20/24 8:00 am |
| Menhaden | Edith Bradbury | 1/20/24 8:01 am |
| Virginia Marine Resources, Rulemaking, Limiting Menhaden, Atlantic, Fisheries Petition | Anonymous (221319) | 1/20/24 8:11 am |
| I support this petition | Scott diigs | 1/20/24 8:11 am |
| Menhaden | Chet Willis | 1/20/24 8:41 am |
| Menhaden bill | Sandy hart | 1/20/24 8:57 am |
| I fully support this petition | Scott LaRochelle | 1/20/24 9:03 am |
| Menhaden | Buckroe Beach Resident | 1/20/24 9:03 am |
| I agree | BRIAN BREMNER | 1/20/24 9:21 am |
| Industrial Reduction Harvesting needs to be stopped | David Dickinson | 1/20/24 9:47 am |
| Petition Support | Mary E Chamberlin | 1/20/24 9:49 am |
| I support the petition. | David Sydnor | 1/20/24 10:01 am |
| Support!! | Mark Chamberlin | 1/20/24 10:03 am |
| I support the petition | Phillip Gibson | 1/20/24 10:04 am |
| I support this petition | Travis Rivers | 1/20/24 10:05 am |
| I support the petition | Danette Gibson | 1/20/24 10:05 am |
| I support the petition | Tim Sydnor | 1/20/24 10:30 am |
| Managing Menhaden in the Chesapeake Estuary | Peg Snowden Volk | 1/20/24 10:55 am |
| I support the petition. | Peg Mohar, Virginia Master Naturalists | 1/20/24 10:57 am |
| 4VAC-1270 | Rob Wilhoite | 1/20/24 11:14 am |
| I support the petition | Kammie Lee | 1/20/24 11:35 am |
| Supporting this petition | Joe Miller | 1/20/24 11:47 am |
| Petition for rulemaking to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission regarding Atlantic menhaden, the | Elaine Watkins | 1/20/24 12:28 pm |
| Support the Petition | Budd Heim Atlantic Coast Sportfishing Association | 1/20/24 12:39 pm |
| I vote yes in support. | William Flynn | 1/20/24 12:42 pm |
| I suppost this petition | Joan Millward | 1/20/24 12:45 pm |
| agree | Peggy L. Combs | 1/20/24 12:45 pm |
| Petition Support | Anonymous (221344) | 1/20/24 12:56 pm |
| I support the petition to limit menhaden fishing. It’s killing osprey/other fish that rely on it. | Mary Jo OBryan | 1/20/24 12:56 pm |
| Protect the bay! | William Campell | 1/20/24 2:28 pm |
| Petition to end the Atlantic Menhaden reduction in Virginia waters | Mike Stakel | 1/20/24 2:55 pm |
| I support the petition | Connor Rust | 1/20/24 3:00 pm |
| I support this petition | Randy B Buchanan | 1/20/24 3:09 pm |
| I agree | Hector | 1/20/24 3:40 pm |
| Halt the commercial menhaden fishing! | Danielle Moretti-Langholtz | 1/20/24 3:43 pm |
| I support this petition | Kenneth Dunn | 1/20/24 6:00 pm |
| I support the petition | Stan Gold, Blind Date Charters | 1/20/24 7:45 pm |
| I support the petition | Eric Nikolaus | 1/20/24 8:46 pm |
| Stop overfishing menhaden | Melissa Gross | 1/20/24 9:20 pm |
| I support the petition | Bryan Schuster | 1/20/24 9:51 pm |
| I support the petition and recommendation | Anonymous (221365) | 1/20/24 10:50 pm |
| Fishing petition | Laurine Valentine Dabbs | 1/20/24 11:11 pm |
| I support the petition | Anton Sorkin | 1/20/24 11:40 pm |
| I support the petition | Anonymous (221368) | 1/21/24 7:19 am |
| I support the petition. | Pixie Hamilton | 1/21/24 7:23 am |
| Support petition | Anonymous (221372) | 1/21/24 8:24 am |
| I agree with this petition! | Nick Zacharias | 1/21/24 8:57 am |
| Menhaden | Anonymous (221376) | 1/21/24 9:35 am |
| Menhaden petition | Douglas E Rogers | 1/21/24 11:37 am |
| I support the petition | Denny Lott, Southern Maryland Recreational Fishing Organization member | 1/21/24 11:41 am |
| Move all factory fishing out of Va waters | Gin Wills | 1/21/24 12:38 pm |
| I support this petition | Thomas Des Lauriers | 1/21/24 12:50 pm |
| I support the petition | Robert Hodson | 1/21/24 12:55 pm |
| I support this petition | Thomas Moreand | 1/21/24 1:23 pm |
| I support this petition | Richard Thiel | 1/21/24 1:28 pm |
| Menhaden | Terry M Skinner | 1/21/24 2:07 pm |
| I support this petition | Steve p Skinner | 1/21/24 2:08 pm |
| Protect menhaden | Lisa Deitch Selner | 1/21/24 2:20 pm |
| Menhaden | George Bennett | 1/21/24 2:42 pm |
| Protect Menhaden | Roy Geiger | 1/21/24 5:15 pm |
| I support this petition | Ian Lipner | 1/21/24 5:27 pm |
| I support this petition | Marc Mains | 1/21/24 5:29 pm |
| Agree | Scott Currie | 1/21/24 9:15 pm |
| I support this petition | Anonymous (221400) | 1/21/24 11:21 pm |
| Protect Menhaden Please! | Brian Morris | 1/22/24 7:13 am |
| Protect Menhaden! from Overfishing | Sheryl L Porter | 1/22/24 7:55 am |
| I support this | Diane Miller | 1/22/24 8:40 am |
| I support this | Michael Parsons | 1/22/24 9:11 am |
| Petition against manhedan overfishing | Judith adams | 1/22/24 9:42 am |
| menhaden reduction harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay petition | william k pruitt | 1/22/24 10:31 am |
| I support this bill | Patricia Bell | 1/22/24 10:36 am |
| I support this petition! | Anonymous (221413) | 1/22/24 10:48 am |
| I support this petition | Sandy Etherington | 1/22/24 10:49 am |
| Menhaden | Davis Stoneburner | 1/22/24 10:57 am |
| Menhaden corporate fishing reduction | Kent Island. Fishermen. Bert Olmstead President | 1/22/24 11:01 am |
| Chesapeake bay health depletion | Ralph Stoneburner | 1/22/24 11:02 am |
| I support this Petition | David Hutton | 1/22/24 11:45 am |
| I support this petition | Frank | 1/22/24 12:16 pm |
| Menhaden Petition | Stephen Milam | 1/22/24 12:32 pm |
| Menhaden | Scott Douglas | 1/22/24 1:14 pm |
| Support for petition. | Walton Milam | 1/22/24 1:17 pm |
| Manhaden petition | James milam | 1/22/24 1:27 pm |
| Save the bay | Hugh Stoneburner | 1/22/24 1:28 pm |
| Menhaden Petition | Janet Douglas | 1/22/24 1:59 pm |
| I agree | Perry Turner | 1/22/24 2:13 pm |
| Menhadden | Sandra Smith | 1/22/24 2:28 pm |
| Save the Bay! | N. Parker | 1/22/24 2:37 pm |
| Menhaden | Anonymous (221429) | 1/22/24 2:41 pm |
| I Support this Bill | Monica Purkey | 1/22/24 2:44 pm |
| Menhaden bill | Sean sawyer | 1/22/24 2:49 pm |
| I support this petition | kenny gregory | 1/22/24 2:50 pm |
| I support the bill | J. Koch | 1/22/24 3:12 pm |
| I support the petition | Mary Mays | 1/22/24 3:25 pm |
| Menhaden petition | Double D | 1/22/24 3:46 pm |
| I support this Petition | Kevin Pauley | 1/22/24 4:24 pm |
| I support this petition | Andrew gillen | 1/22/24 5:22 pm |
| I support this petition | James Walker Turnbull | 1/22/24 5:25 pm |
| Illegal harvesting of Menhaden | Randy Birchett | 1/22/24 5:51 pm |
| Petition for rulemaking to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission regarding Atlantic menhaden, th | jay ciro | 1/22/24 6:48 pm |
| I support the petition and recommendations. | Richard Schad | 1/22/24 8:29 pm |
| I support this petition | Will Gillen | 1/22/24 11:09 pm |
| I support the Petition and the Recommendations | Charles Crump | 1/23/24 7:47 am |
| I support this petition | Barbara Luck | 1/23/24 7:47 am |
| I support the petition | Chris Dekowski | 1/23/24 8:40 am |
| I support this petition. Omega has gone too far and taken too many menhadden | Pam velardi | 1/23/24 8:50 am |
| I support the petition | Jane Shackelford Smith | 1/23/24 9:32 am |
| I support the petition | Airlia Gustafson | 1/23/24 9:54 am |
| Menhaden Petition | Robert Gustafson | 1/23/24 10:40 am |
| I support the petition. | A. L. S. | 1/23/24 11:39 am |
| I support the petition. | Samuel Graham President CVSFA | 1/23/24 11:41 am |
| I support this petition!!! | Douglas P Kelly. CVSFA | 1/23/24 11:55 am |
| I support the petition - leave the bay resources for wildlife | Tina Dudley | 1/23/24 12:15 pm |
| Please protect the local ecosystem | Ceryen Tan | 1/23/24 12:35 pm |
| Regulation of commercial menhaden fishing | Martha Steger | 1/23/24 2:04 pm |
| I support this petition | Melissa Pena | 1/23/24 3:30 pm |
| Petition for rulemaking to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission regarding Atlantic menhaden, the | Kenneth Wolf | 1/23/24 3:33 pm |
| Menhaden Petition | Margot Crevieaux-Gevertz | 1/23/24 6:08 pm |
| A harvesting of Manhaden (ely ) should be stopped I used to see schools of bait fish in my upper ba | George Bell Jr. | 1/23/24 6:34 pm |
| Menhaden Overfishing | Donald Grantham | 1/23/24 6:35 pm |
| I fully support this petition! | Joseph Church | 1/23/24 8:34 pm |
| Fully SUPPORT the petition | Adrianne Dery | 1/23/24 8:58 pm |
| I support this petition | Ellen Stromdahl | 1/23/24 9:38 pm |
| LONG OVERDUE…I support this petition! | Matthew Church | 1/23/24 9:42 pm |
| Support the petition to end Menhaden fishing in the Chesapeake Bay | Lee Ceperich | 1/24/24 3:01 am |
| I support this petition | E Kleintop | 1/24/24 7:01 am |
| I support this. | Graham Daniels | 1/24/24 8:13 am |
| I support this petition. | Terri Church | 1/24/24 10:40 am |
| I support the ban of Menhaden harvesting in the bay | Perry Depperschmidt | 1/24/24 11:43 am |
| I support this petition. | Howard Gevertz | 1/24/24 12:11 pm |
| I support this effort. | Ligon Jones Insurance Services | 1/24/24 1:01 pm |
| I support this effort. | Robert McLaughlin | 1/24/24 1:15 pm |
| Menhaden | Eric Webster | 1/24/24 1:23 pm |
| I support this action | Cory Barrett | 1/24/24 1:36 pm |
| I support this effort. | Richard E. Draper | 1/24/24 2:12 pm |
| I support this effort 100% | John Holmes | 1/24/24 5:09 pm |
| Government Accountability Needed on Menhaden Issue | Tanya O'Connor | 1/24/24 7:14 pm |
| Menhaden House Bill HB 19 | Anonymous (221492) | 1/25/24 11:07 am |
| I support this action | Oleg Sviderskiy | 1/25/24 11:08 am |
| reduction | Mark Schofield | 1/25/24 1:12 pm |
| my total support of this petition | Ron Evans / ACSA | 1/25/24 1:44 pm |
| I support this petition | Jean Hollings | 1/25/24 3:04 pm |
| I support the petition | Richard Clarke | 1/25/24 5:36 pm |
| I support the petition | Brent Waters | 1/25/24 7:52 pm |
| I support this petition | Logan Waters | 1/25/24 8:16 pm |
| I support this petition | Ronald Christie | 1/25/24 8:49 pm |
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