Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Marine Resources Commission
 
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Marine Resources Commission
 
chapter
Pertaining to Atlantic Menhaden [4 VAC 20 ‑ 1270]
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1/26/26  3:42 pm
Commenter: James Rogers

Moratorium
 

It is time for VMRC to do their job. Since a bill was passed four years ago to have VIMS conduct a study on the impact of industrial purse seine fishing in the Bay, Omega and their lobbyists lobbied against funding this legislation and the Youngkin administration and the General Assembly refused to direct any resources to this effort. In the meantime osprey populations have plummeted and rockfish season hardly exist. Put in place a moratorium on industrial purse seine fishing in the Bay and let science dictate the outcome NOT POLITICS.

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