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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500 comments
| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| I support the petition. | Derek Thompson | 2/5/24 11:15 pm |
| save the bay | LKB | 2/5/24 10:59 pm |
| I support this petition | Fadil Hadzic | 2/5/24 10:32 pm |
| I support this petition | Jana Hadzic | 2/5/24 10:29 pm |
| Petition | Suleka Deevi, Richmond Audubon President | 2/5/24 10:23 pm |
| support rulemaking to limit purse seine nets | Joseph Stem | 2/5/24 10:10 pm |
| Petition | Tracy Stevens | 2/5/24 10:07 pm |
| I support this petition | Tom Endrusick | 2/5/24 9:59 pm |
| I support this petition | Bob Schepker | 2/5/24 9:38 pm |
| I support this petition as written | Denise Payne | 2/5/24 9:23 pm |
| I fully support this petition | Ben Saunders | 2/5/24 9:22 pm |
| I support this petition | Marjorie Bello | 2/5/24 9:13 pm |
| Petition | Marsha Summerson | 2/5/24 9:10 pm |
| I support the petition | Nicola Williamson | 2/5/24 9:09 pm |
| Let's do our menhaden right!! | Roger B. Pittard Sierra Club, Grace Baptist Church, Quioccasin Baptist Chu | 2/5/24 9:08 pm |
| Industrial Reduction Fishing | Dr. Clifford Henderson | 2/5/24 8:41 pm |
| Get industrial reduction fishing out of Chesapeake Bay | M Katsibas | 2/5/24 8:22 pm |
| save the bay | Chris Bruckner | 2/5/24 8:03 pm |
| I support reductions in Menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake and tributaries | Captain Penn Burke | 2/5/24 8:03 pm |
| Menhaden petition | Don Brown | 2/5/24 7:55 pm |
| Industrial Scale Fishing of Menhaden | william mckeever | 2/5/24 7:53 pm |
| Petition | Ruth Seagle | 2/5/24 7:49 pm |
| I support this petition for rule making | Walt Auburn | 2/5/24 7:49 pm |
| Petition | James Seagle | 2/5/24 7:47 pm |
| I support this petition | Ruth Woollett | 2/5/24 7:45 pm |
| Rulemaking | Roger Smith | 2/5/24 7:26 pm |
| I strongly support this petition | Alan Meadows | 2/5/24 7:25 pm |
| I support.this | Anonymous in Richmond, VA | 2/5/24 6:54 pm |
| I support this petition | David | 2/5/24 6:40 pm |
| I support this petition | Anonymous (222171) | 2/5/24 6:38 pm |
| Support, let's get something done. | Wes Wood | 2/5/24 6:24 pm |
| Agree with petition | Steve aTkinson | 2/5/24 5:53 pm |
| Opposed | Reid Williams, | 2/5/24 5:35 pm |
| VRMC and limits on fishing of menhaden | Paul Kaplowitz, Sierra Club | 2/5/24 5:09 pm |
| I Fully Support This Petition! | George Scocca | 2/5/24 4:59 pm |
| I support this petition | E. Philpy | 2/5/24 4:22 pm |
| Menhaden rule making | Robert Ake | 2/5/24 4:10 pm |
| Please help preserve osprey populations | Ann Moore | 2/5/24 3:50 pm |
| Oppose | Heather Klein | 2/5/24 3:16 pm |
| Vehemently oppose this petition | Robert Hudnall | 2/5/24 3:13 pm |
| menhaden petition | Pam Hill | 2/5/24 3:10 pm |
| Oppose | Anonymous (222158) | 2/5/24 3:05 pm |
| I do not support | Devon Raines | 2/5/24 3:04 pm |
| I am against petition | C Noel | 2/5/24 3:04 pm |
| Oppose | Alvin Ridley | 2/5/24 3:02 pm |
| I do not support | Christopher powell | 2/5/24 3:02 pm |
| Oppose | Mary Jones | 2/5/24 3:00 pm |
| Oppose petition | Anonymous (222152) | 2/5/24 2:59 pm |
| I support this petition. | Kitty Cox | 2/5/24 2:55 pm |
| I support this petition. | Troy Johnson | 2/5/24 2:16 pm |
| Minhaden Fishing | Howard Kympton | 2/5/24 2:05 pm |
| I support this petition. | John Groutt | 2/5/24 1:42 pm |
| Menhaden | Ed Ashley | 2/5/24 1:38 pm |
| I support this | T lester | 2/5/24 1:29 pm |
| Fund the VIMS Menhaden study | Pam Narney | 2/5/24 1:22 pm |
| I support this petition | Rick Medice | 2/5/24 1:08 pm |
| In support of the petition | Anonymous (222143) | 2/5/24 1:01 pm |
| I support this petition | Garrie Rouse | 2/5/24 12:58 pm |
| Support this petition | Bob Mandigo | 2/5/24 12:36 pm |
| Menhaden petition | Paul Littell | 2/5/24 12:26 pm |
| Support of this petition | Susan Lozinyak | 2/5/24 12:20 pm |
| Ban the reduction fishery in VA! | Captain Buddy Noland | 2/5/24 12:18 pm |
| Support | David Clancy | 2/5/24 12:07 pm |
| Lower the limits on Manhaden | Howard Yarus | 2/5/24 12:06 pm |
| I support this! | Nancy Patterson | 2/5/24 11:59 am |
| I support this petition! | Shavon l Peacock | 2/5/24 11:57 am |
| I support this petition. | Beverly Peterson | 2/5/24 11:54 am |
| Menhaden petition | Lea Gryk | 2/5/24 11:48 am |
| I support this petition | Steven Heinitz | 2/5/24 11:32 am |
| I SUPPORT THIS PETITION | Lee Williams | 2/5/24 11:21 am |
| Stop overfishing & support conservation/science over profiteering commercialization. Restore the Bay | J Holt | 2/5/24 11:17 am |
| I support the petition | Betty Hudson | 2/5/24 11:08 am |
| Save the Ospreys! | Donna Shaun sey | 2/5/24 11:02 am |
| petition for Ch. Bay protection | Keith Johston | 2/5/24 10:59 am |
| Ban reduction fishing! | Daniel Perri | 2/5/24 10:47 am |
| I support this petition. It is long overdue. | Paulette P Berberich | 2/5/24 10:40 am |
| STOP Overfishing Menhaden! | J. Bell | 2/5/24 10:19 am |
| I Disagree With The Petition | Trevor Deihl | 2/5/24 10:19 am |
| Support | Betsy Mountcastle | 2/5/24 10:08 am |
| I do NOT support this petiton! | Jameson Crandall | 2/5/24 10:06 am |
| I support the petition. | Jacob Wegelin | 2/5/24 10:04 am |
| I support this petition | Ruth Ann Smith | 2/5/24 10:03 am |
| I support science based legislation. | Eddy Johnston | 2/5/24 9:55 am |
| I support science | Leslie Sturges | 2/5/24 9:48 am |
| i DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PETITION | sandra perkins | 2/5/24 9:38 am |
| I support the petition | Cheri Conca | 2/5/24 9:33 am |
| Bay | Mark Battista | 2/5/24 9:29 am |
| I support this petition | Elizabeth Wilkins | 2/5/24 9:24 am |
| Oppose | Cole Basye | 2/5/24 9:21 am |
| I SUPPORT THE PETITION | Karen Tootelian Westermann | 2/5/24 9:21 am |
| Petition for Rulemaking | John Pearsall | 2/5/24 9:19 am |
| 100% Support this Petition | Christopher Deane | 2/5/24 9:14 am |
| I support menhaden recovery | Anonymous (222106) | 2/5/24 9:02 am |
| supporting petetion to strengthen conservation of menhaden stocks in Chesapeake Bay | Fred C. Pomeroy | 2/5/24 9:00 am |
| I support the petition | Laura Selley | 2/5/24 8:39 am |
| Support for the petition | Jill Auburn | 2/5/24 8:33 am |
| I support this petition | Paul Anderson | 2/5/24 8:32 am |
| OPPOSE | A. Marks | 2/5/24 8:22 am |
| I do NOT support this petition | Jesse Sanders | 2/5/24 8:17 am |
| Protect the Chesapeake ecosystem | Diane Bowden | 2/5/24 8:15 am |
| Save our Menhaden | Ned Trice | 2/5/24 8:11 am |
| Support Petition | Eileen Barthelmy | 2/5/24 8:06 am |
| Menhaden Fishing Restrictions | Fran Freimarck | 2/5/24 7:37 am |
| Menhaden Exploitation | Larry Hart | 2/5/24 7:06 am |
| Menhaden Regulations | Anonymous (222094) | 2/5/24 6:37 am |
| Menhaden Fishing Restrictions | Leslie Fellows | 2/5/24 6:26 am |
| Menhaden Fishing Restrictions | Leslie Fellows | 2/5/24 6:23 am |
| Bay Fishing | Kenneth Dale | 2/4/24 11:42 pm |
| Support Menhaden Fishing Restrictions | Anonymous (222090) | 2/4/24 11:37 pm |
| I support this petition | Daniel Carter | 2/4/24 11:21 pm |
| I support the petition | Lud Kimbrough, Deltaville Community Association | 2/4/24 10:22 pm |
| Support the petition | Elizabeth Christeller | 2/4/24 10:17 pm |
| I support this petition. | Karen Kelly | 2/4/24 10:10 pm |
| Support the petition | Virginia Mathewson | 2/4/24 9:40 pm |
| I strongly support the petition! | Jenna Downing | 2/4/24 9:37 pm |
| I support the strongly petition | Ingo Heidbrink | 2/4/24 9:33 pm |
| I support the petition! | Tylene Downing | 2/4/24 9:30 pm |
| I support petition to reduce/ eliminate overfishing of menhaden | Christina Ohlrogge | 2/4/24 9:29 pm |
| I strongly support this petition. | Jolene Windle | 2/4/24 9:27 pm |
| I support the petition! | Daryl Downing | 2/4/24 9:26 pm |
| I support this petition. | Mark A Subler | 2/4/24 9:25 pm |
| Protect the Osprey | RD | 2/4/24 9:13 pm |
| I support more protections and fishing limits on menhaden | Patricia VonOhlen | 2/4/24 8:26 pm |
| I support the petition! | Sarah Gurnick | 2/4/24 7:41 pm |
| I support this petition. | Anonymous (222074) | 2/4/24 7:33 pm |
| Menhaden | Anonymous (222073) | 2/4/24 7:24 pm |
| I Do Not Support | Anonymous (222072) | 2/4/24 6:51 pm |
| support the petition, change needs to come to restore the menhaden in the bay | henry lilly | 2/4/24 5:48 pm |
| Oppose | Joshua Taylor | 2/4/24 4:55 pm |
| Ocean harvest | Anonymous (222069) | 2/4/24 4:50 pm |
| Oppose | Casey Murrell | 2/4/24 4:50 pm |
| I support this petition and efforts to restore ecological balance to the Chesapeake | Mark Kacmarcik | 2/4/24 4:49 pm |
| I support this petition. | Bernie Stanley | 2/4/24 4:44 pm |
| Oppose | Anonymous (222065) | 2/4/24 4:43 pm |
| Oppose | Joel Deihl | 2/4/24 4:40 pm |
| VMRC must conduct directed scientific study of menhaden necessary to properly manage the fishery | M. E. Hodges | 2/4/24 4:29 pm |
| Menhaden fisheries | Barbara Shaklan | 2/4/24 4:14 pm |
| Oppose | Dillan Loving | 2/4/24 3:30 pm |
| Oppose | Mary Gaster | 2/4/24 3:29 pm |
| Oppose | Ron Loving | 2/4/24 3:28 pm |
| Oppose | William Loving | 2/4/24 3:27 pm |
| Oppose | Frances Loving | 2/4/24 3:26 pm |
| I support the petition | Kat Sharp | 2/4/24 2:46 pm |
| End Factory fishing in Virginia to protect Chesapeake Bay, striped bass, spawning stock, and Osprey | Calvin Peacock | 2/4/24 2:40 pm |
| Support the petitio | Pat Russell | 2/4/24 2:35 pm |
| And the factory fishing in Virginia to protect BAy wildlife | Calvin Peacock | 2/4/24 2:34 pm |
| End factory fishing in Virginia And a bake a 3 mile buffer on the Virginia coast | Dave White. | 2/4/24 2:21 pm |
| I support this petition - save the Bay! | Ralph Grove | 2/4/24 2:14 pm |
| agree | Michael Cummings | 2/4/24 1:28 pm |
| agree | McKenna Cummings | 2/4/24 1:27 pm |
| The International Osprey Foundation STRONGLY supports the Menhaden petition, and here's why... | THE INTERNATIONAL OSPREY FOUNDATION | 2/4/24 12:31 pm |
| I strongly support the petition. | Robyn Puffenbarger | 2/4/24 12:13 pm |
| I strongly support the petition. | Hans Gabler | 2/4/24 12:03 pm |
| Support the petition. | Tom Hylden | 2/4/24 11:35 am |
| I do NOT support this petition. | Tamara Chamblee Hall | 2/4/24 11:26 am |
| Atlantic menhaden | Anonymous (222043) | 2/4/24 11:05 am |
| I strongly support the petition | Sally brown | 2/4/24 10:42 am |
| I strongly support this petition | Diana Johnson | 2/4/24 9:59 am |
| menhaden fish recovery to help ospreys | Bill Johnson | 2/4/24 9:57 am |
| I support this petition | Lyn Douglas | 2/4/24 9:49 am |
| Native Biomass - support this petition | Wm Benish | 2/4/24 9:44 am |
| I am in strong support if this petition | Jacques van Montfrans | 2/4/24 9:09 am |
| I support this Petition | Chris Mcintee | 2/4/24 9:05 am |
| Menhaden fishing petition | Eric R Zwicky | 2/4/24 8:45 am |
| Petition | John L Ditto Jr.,MD | 2/4/24 8:44 am |
| I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS PETITION! | Jennifer Kavanaugh | 2/4/24 7:53 am |
| I support this petition | Anonymous (222032) | 2/4/24 6:58 am |
| Menhaden Protection | Rebecca Taylor-White | 2/4/24 1:55 am |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PETITION AGAINT THE MENHADEN REDUCTION FISHERY | Joseph Waple | 2/4/24 12:21 am |
| Support the Petition | Natalie Pien | 2/3/24 10:16 pm |
| Save our Menhaden Petition | Bruce Robson | 2/3/24 9:25 pm |
| I support this bill | John Talley | 2/3/24 9:14 pm |
| support the Petition fear of jobs lost seems unfounded | Charlotte King Lilly | 2/3/24 9:10 pm |
| I support this petition | James Pridgen | 2/3/24 8:39 pm |
| I support the Petition | Victoria Carter | 2/3/24 8:06 pm |
| I support the Petition . | Charlie Bennett | 2/3/24 7:55 pm |
| Menhaden | John Coe | 2/3/24 6:57 pm |
| Stop Menhaden reduction fishing in the Chesapeake Bay | David H Stevens | 2/3/24 6:57 pm |
| Menhaden | Adam D'Onofrio | 2/3/24 4:57 pm |
| I strongly support this petition | Ruth Amundsen | 2/3/24 3:52 pm |
| I support this bill | Cynthia Green | 2/3/24 3:20 pm |
| I support the petition. | Thomas P. Charlock (Hampton Roads Bird Club newsletter editor) | 2/3/24 3:07 pm |
| I strongly support this petition. | Nancy B | 2/3/24 3:04 pm |
| I strongly agree with this petition. | Bill Wood | 2/3/24 2:57 pm |
| I support the petition | Dr Angela Herring | 2/3/24 2:47 pm |
| Petition for Rulemaking. | Tim Spies | 2/3/24 2:27 pm |
| I support this petition | Michael Schlosser | 2/3/24 2:26 pm |
| AGREE WITH THIS PETITION | Charles J. Bruckner Jr | 2/3/24 2:16 pm |
| I support this petition | Carolyn Ross | 2/3/24 2:11 pm |
| I Strongly Support Protection for Menhaden | Joan Keith | 2/3/24 12:48 pm |
| i do NOT support this petition. | Andy Hall | 2/3/24 12:08 pm |
| I strongly support this petition! | Doc Hopkins | 2/3/24 10:55 am |
| Not Financially Smart | Bill Ellis | 2/3/24 10:47 am |
| I strongly support this petition. | Barbara Luck | 2/3/24 10:39 am |
| I support this position | Michael Lange | 2/3/24 10:31 am |
| I strongly support this petition | Gwyn Williams | 2/3/24 10:22 am |
| I Support this Petition | Joshua Rellick | 2/3/24 9:50 am |
| I support this petition | Sally Henderson | 2/3/24 9:16 am |
| SUPPORT this petition | JP Pinzon | 2/3/24 9:13 am |
| Petition to VMRC to address menhaden overharvesting | John Cruickshank | 2/3/24 9:06 am |
| Allow the menhaden to recover | Terra Pascarosa Duff, TerraScapes | 2/3/24 9:00 am |
| Support Atlantic Menhaden petition | Glen Besa | 2/3/24 8:17 am |
| Please support this petition. | Bill Hafker | 2/3/24 7:18 am |
| Support menhaden petition | Christine Llewellyn | 2/3/24 5:36 am |
| Support the petition | Jo Doumbia | 2/3/24 1:07 am |
| support the petition | Tyla Matteson | 2/3/24 12:31 am |
| Menhaden fishery | Dan Crawford | 2/3/24 12:06 am |
| Osprey need their menhaden | Audrey Dannenberg | 2/2/24 11:57 pm |
| petition | Tenille Atchison | 2/2/24 6:02 pm |
| Sierra Club Supports this Petition | Sierra Club | 2/2/24 5:25 pm |
| I SUPPORT this petition | Lynn Jenkins | 2/2/24 5:23 pm |
| I support THIS | Daniel Blaha | 2/2/24 4:28 pm |
| I do support this petition | Mr. Davis | 2/2/24 3:41 pm |
| Support paragraph 1 | Dennis Sauve | 2/2/24 3:41 pm |
| I support this petition | Bob Reilly | 2/2/24 3:00 pm |
| Menhaden Petition | Tom Rickard | 2/2/24 2:47 pm |
| THE BAY IS NOT THE OCEAN. | jean nelson | 2/2/24 12:37 pm |
| I do NOT support this | Bonnie Sanders | 2/2/24 11:42 am |
| Menhaden | Diana Burson | 2/2/24 11:17 am |
| I do not support | Burton Thrift | 2/2/24 10:35 am |
| There is no resident population, so how can there be localized depletion? | Melissa Thrift | 2/2/24 10:33 am |
| I support this petition. Omega should not fish in the Bay. | Caleb Gill | 2/2/24 10:18 am |
| Preserve our resources | Jeff Welch | 2/2/24 10:03 am |
| Strongly support! | June S Henderson MD | 2/2/24 9:57 am |
| Support petition- - prevent vast ecosystem destruction | Moira Croghan | 2/2/24 9:39 am |
| Don't support this petition | George Tuthill | 2/2/24 9:25 am |
| I SUPPORT this petition | Timshel Purdum | 2/2/24 8:44 am |
| I don't support | Anonymous (221968) | 2/2/24 8:42 am |
| Do not support | Wanda Seldon | 2/2/24 8:36 am |
| I do not support this petition | Anonymous (221966) | 2/2/24 8:21 am |
| I do not support | B. Mullen | 2/2/24 8:09 am |
| I don't support this! We are a fishing community that supports Omega! | Victoria Tuthill | 2/2/24 8:05 am |
| I do not support this petition | Mollie Bondurant | 2/2/24 8:03 am |
| Against! | Brooke Kessler | 2/2/24 8:02 am |
| I do not support | Charnele Mardner | 2/2/24 8:00 am |
| Petition | Mollie Bondurant | 2/2/24 8:00 am |
| I do not support this petition | Thomas Gaskins | 2/2/24 7:57 am |
| Do not support | Brenda L Allen | 2/2/24 7:57 am |
| I do not support this petition! | Lewis Dawson | 2/2/24 7:53 am |
| I support this petition | Chris | 2/2/24 7:50 am |
| Do not support this petition | Alan Hinson | 2/2/24 7:50 am |
| I do NOT support this petition | Joanne Hinson | 2/2/24 7:48 am |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PETITION! | Jane Crowther | 2/2/24 7:47 am |
| Petition | Anonymous (221952) | 2/2/24 7:42 am |
| I do not support this petition | Sandra Kiser | 2/2/24 7:40 am |
| I do not support this petition | Sarah Belle | 2/2/24 7:38 am |
| I do not support this petition | Joseph Jewell | 2/2/24 7:37 am |
| I do not support this petition | Lacie Gaskins | 2/2/24 7:37 am |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT | Shannon Westman | 2/2/24 7:36 am |
| I do not support this petition | joanne groffel | 2/2/24 7:36 am |
| I do not support this petition | Rob Groffel | 2/2/24 7:36 am |
| Do NOT support | Sara Gaskins | 2/2/24 7:35 am |
| I do not support this petition | Pat Groffel | 2/2/24 7:35 am |
| I do not support | Donnie Davis | 2/2/24 7:35 am |
| I do not support this petition | Mady Davis | 2/2/24 7:35 am |
| I do not support this petition | Stephanie Mejia | 2/2/24 7:34 am |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT | Wynesha Tate | 2/2/24 7:34 am |
| NOT SUPPORTING THIS PETITION | Zach Kues | 2/2/24 7:29 am |
| Do Not Support Petition | Mary Deihl | 2/2/24 6:59 am |
| I support this petition. | Henry Van Gils | 2/2/24 6:47 am |
| I do no support this petition | Debbie Oder | 2/2/24 6:04 am |
| I do not support | Thomas Moore | 2/2/24 5:20 am |
| I support the petition. | Concerned Resident | 2/1/24 4:27 pm |
| I support this | Ryan Lockwood, citizen | 2/1/24 3:09 pm |
| menhaden fishing ban | Gordon Archer | 2/1/24 2:00 pm |
| I support this | Robert D. Newman | 2/1/24 12:46 pm |
| SUPPORT MENHADEN MEASURE FOR ALL WILDLIFE | Molly Moore, President, Southern Maryland Audubon | 2/1/24 12:38 pm |
| Support this | John James Clark | 2/1/24 12:10 pm |
| I support | Cole Clark | 2/1/24 12:03 pm |
| I support the petition | Robert Clark | 2/1/24 12:00 pm |
| We support the petition | Bob Lukinic, for Southern Maryland Audubon Society's over 600 members | 2/1/24 11:12 am |
| I support this petition! | Jillian Siefert | 2/1/24 10:51 am |
| strongly support | Mark Stromdahl | 2/1/24 10:15 am |
| I do not support this pentition | Jessica Haynie | 2/1/24 9:42 am |
| I do not support this pentition | Sarah Haynie | 2/1/24 9:41 am |
| Menhaden | Tyler Haynie | 2/1/24 9:38 am |
| Please do something! | Sarah Bagby | 2/1/24 7:17 am |
| I DO NOT support | Anonymous (221914) | 2/1/24 7:05 am |
| I DO NOT support this petition | Matthew Sprague | 2/1/24 5:52 am |
| I support this petition | Laura | 1/31/24 10:08 pm |
| Menhaden | Billy Haynie | 1/31/24 8:54 pm |
| Menhaden | Erin Haynie | 1/31/24 8:53 pm |
| HB19 | Anonymous (221845) | 1/31/24 4:51 pm |
| I support this petition, menhaden harvest in Alt Ocean only | Ruth Meyers | 1/31/24 3:07 pm |
| I support this petition | Claude Davenport | 1/31/24 1:26 pm |
| I am in favor of this petition | Anne N Lytle | 1/31/24 12:59 pm |
| I support this petition | Shewbridge | 1/31/24 12:48 pm |
| Petition | Elizabeth Vitak | 1/31/24 12:36 pm |
| Do not support the petition | Matt Thompson | 1/31/24 12:11 pm |
| I support this petition | Paul Glass | 1/31/24 12:08 pm |
| I support this petition. | Rachel Kelmartin | 1/31/24 11:22 am |
| I support this petitiona | Susan sutherling | 1/31/24 11:20 am |
| I do NOT support this petition | Jason Jones | 1/31/24 10:32 am |
| Petition for Rulemaking | JIMMIE L PITTMAN CPA PC | 1/31/24 10:28 am |
| I support | Anonymous (221814) | 1/31/24 10:18 am |
| I support this petition. Stop overfishing in VA. | Rachel | 1/31/24 10:16 am |
| I Support the Petition | Joe Howerton | 1/31/24 10:02 am |
| I support the measures in this petition | Keith Kates | 1/31/24 9:48 am |
| Alewives | G Mitchell | 1/31/24 9:13 am |
| I Do NOT support the petition. | Gayle Sterrett | 1/31/24 8:51 am |
| Petition | Gayle Sterrett | 1/31/24 8:49 am |
| I support this petition. | Neil Hourihan | 1/31/24 8:30 am |
| I support this petition | Tyson Dominy | 1/31/24 8:13 am |
| I support this petition | Karl G | 1/31/24 8:05 am |
| I do not support this petition in any way | Anonymous (221804) | 1/31/24 7:56 am |
| Menhaden over fishing I suppose this petition | Mark campbell | 1/31/24 7:47 am |
| Support | M. Childs | 1/31/24 7:35 am |
| I support this petition | Stephen Brown | 1/31/24 7:27 am |
| Menhaden | Stephen Brown | 1/31/24 7:25 am |
| I support these recommendations to limit the menhaden reduction fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay. | Joanne Filion | 1/31/24 6:58 am |
| Menhaden petition | Anonymous (221798) | 1/31/24 6:26 am |
| I SUPPORT THIS | Anonymous (221797) | 1/31/24 6:18 am |
| I do NOT support this petition! | Doug Freeze | 1/31/24 1:10 am |
| I do NOT support this petition! | Jessie Hinson Freeze | 1/31/24 1:08 am |
| I do not support this petition | Daniel Robinson | 1/31/24 12:31 am |
| I SUPPORT THIS | Kenneth G Woods | 1/31/24 12:22 am |
| I support this ! | Burton Rogers | 1/30/24 10:33 pm |
| I support this petition | Christi Medice | 1/30/24 9:42 pm |
| Opposed to petition | Anonymous (221788) | 1/30/24 8:04 pm |
| I support this petition | Paul Roser | 1/30/24 8:02 pm |
| I support the proposal | Central Virginia Sport Fishing Association | 1/30/24 6:54 pm |
| Our Osprey Deserve our Full Support | Linda McBride | 1/30/24 6:52 pm |
| Support for this petition | Robert Thompson | 1/30/24 6:47 pm |
| I do not support this petition! | Judy Hudnall | 1/30/24 6:34 pm |
| I do not support this petition! | Robby Oder | 1/30/24 5:43 pm |
| I support the petition | Bruce keller | 1/30/24 4:52 pm |
| Bunkers | Donald Thorne | 1/30/24 3:56 pm |
| I support the petition! | Diana Kightlinger | 1/30/24 3:53 pm |
| i do not support the petition. | jonathan french | 1/30/24 2:47 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Belinda Abbott | 1/30/24 2:23 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Sonny Abbott | 1/30/24 2:22 pm |
| I support the petition | Joseph G Guy | 1/30/24 1:00 pm |
| I support the recommendations/petition! | Patrick Farley | 1/30/24 12:52 pm |
| I Support this Petition | Larry Tipton | 1/30/24 12:38 pm |
| I support the recommendations | David Mitchell | 1/30/24 12:30 pm |
| Menhaden Fishery | Mark Miller | 1/30/24 12:17 pm |
| I support this bill | William Newman | 1/30/24 11:56 am |
| Menhaden | Robin England | 1/30/24 11:46 am |
| I do not support this petition! | Irvin Lee Deihl, IV | 1/30/24 11:23 am |
| I support the petition. | Don L Hayes | 1/30/24 11:17 am |
| I Support petition 401 | Jack Kauffman | 1/30/24 11:15 am |
| Support of the proposed new bill | Doug Kelly CVSFA | 1/30/24 11:14 am |
| support/Menhaden reduction petition | Gregory Allen | 1/30/24 11:06 am |
| menhaden fishery | james Foreit | 1/30/24 10:40 am |
| I support this petition | Kevin Williams | 1/30/24 10:38 am |
| I support this petition | Joelle Buffa | 1/30/24 10:30 am |
| This petition has my support | Kiara Valentine | 1/30/24 9:48 am |
| menhaden petition | martin a barley | 1/30/24 9:39 am |
| I support the petition | Robert Womack | 1/30/24 9:38 am |
| I support the petition | Catherine Roseberry, birder | 1/30/24 9:37 am |
| We must stop depleting the bay of the foundation of the food chain | William Johnston | 1/30/24 9:30 am |
| 100% for this | Michael E Morgan | 1/30/24 9:07 am |
| I support the petition | Herman Schlimmer | 1/30/24 9:04 am |
| Sustainability parameters | john m roberts | 1/30/24 9:02 am |
| Save the osprey | Martha Steger | 1/30/24 9:00 am |
| I SUPPORT THE PETITION, KEEP VIRGINIA FISH IN THE UNITED STATES | Ben Greaner Conservation | 1/30/24 8:32 am |
| Ban commercial harvesting of Menhaden in the Bay and Atlantic Ocean approaches to the Bay. | Friend of the Bay | 1/30/24 8:19 am |
| I support the petition 100% | Anonymous (221718) | 1/30/24 8:07 am |
| I support this petition! | Robert Rand | 1/30/24 7:27 am |
| I support the petition | robert knoll | 1/30/24 7:06 am |
| I support this petition! | We need to restore the damaged Bay | 1/30/24 7:05 am |
| I support the petition. | Mario Grasso (Richmond Audubon Society) | 1/30/24 7:01 am |
| Support | Db | 1/30/24 7:00 am |
| I support the petition | Scott jarboe | 1/30/24 6:59 am |
| Keep menhaden in the bay | Anonymous (221711) | 1/30/24 6:28 am |
| I support the petition | Dave Alderman | 1/30/24 5:19 am |
| I support this petition | Lori Schamerhorn | 1/30/24 2:53 am |
| I support the petition. | Grace E.Suttle | 1/30/24 1:02 am |
| I support the petition! Needed so badly. | Stephen | 1/29/24 10:34 pm |
| I do NOT support this petition | Lisa Carol Rose | 1/29/24 10:23 pm |
| Strong Support minus the 1 mile buffer | David Tobey / Virginia Saltwater Sportfishing Association | 1/29/24 10:07 pm |
| 100% behind this! | Jerry Hughes | 1/29/24 9:21 pm |
| Crucial base of the Food Web | Steven Kambouris | 1/29/24 9:20 pm |
| Stop the commercial Menhaden Fishing in the Chesapeake Bay | James G Dixon | 1/29/24 8:51 pm |
| I support this petition. | Dale Ude, SMRFO | 1/29/24 8:29 pm |
| I oppose this petition | James Crandall | 1/29/24 8:20 pm |
| Support | Robert Hammock | 1/29/24 8:18 pm |
| Protect the Menhaden, crucial to the health of the bay | Nelson Kline | 1/29/24 8:01 pm |
| I support this petition | Andy Smallwood | 1/29/24 7:44 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Tammy Crandall | 1/29/24 7:34 pm |
| menhaden fishery petition | carlton A Ford 9SMRFO | 1/29/24 7:33 pm |
| I support the petition and its recommendations | Joan Hashimoto | 1/29/24 7:00 pm |
| Menhaden Fishery | David E Skulski | 1/29/24 6:58 pm |
| I support this petition. Reductions and restrictions are needed to protect this fishery. | Bill Walls | 1/29/24 6:51 pm |
| I support this petition | Anonymous (221691) | 1/29/24 6:47 pm |
| Do not support | Anonymous (221690) | 1/29/24 6:27 pm |
| Agree 100% | Walter leverstein | 1/29/24 6:11 pm |
| Menhaden | Patrick Weston | 1/29/24 6:11 pm |
| I absolutely agree with this petition! | Nancy H Archer | 1/29/24 5:59 pm |
| Support this petition | David rudow | 1/29/24 5:53 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Robert Noel | 1/29/24 5:53 pm |
| I support this petition | Randy Gambrill | 1/29/24 5:47 pm |
| Menhaden | Rob Wilhoite | 1/29/24 5:41 pm |
| Menhaden | Richard Beckstead | 1/29/24 5:21 pm |
| Menhaden | Anonymous (221680) | 1/29/24 5:16 pm |
| I support the petition | ROC | 1/29/24 4:38 pm |
| Do not | David Haynie | 1/29/24 4:28 pm |
| I support this petition. | Penn Miller | 1/29/24 4:22 pm |
| Menhaden | Bruce Ball | 1/29/24 4:20 pm |
| I support this petition | Chris Vassallo | 1/29/24 3:54 pm |
| I SUPPORT this petition! | Graham Hickerson | 1/29/24 3:43 pm |
| I support this petition. | Caroline Coe | 1/29/24 3:22 pm |
| I do not support | Jason Lewis | 1/29/24 3:19 pm |
| Oppose Petition - worthless waste of time | Dixie Deihl | 1/29/24 3:11 pm |
| I support this petition. | Kim Cook | 1/29/24 2:54 pm |
| Menhaden | Gail Grasso | 1/29/24 2:35 pm |
| I support the petition | Steve Atkinson | 1/29/24 2:33 pm |
| Atlantic Menhaden | P Gerber | 1/29/24 2:31 pm |
| Menhaden fishery | Katherine Wetzel | 1/29/24 2:25 pm |
| Menhaden | Carl Rice | 1/29/24 2:24 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Rob Hudnall | 1/29/24 2:07 pm |
| Menhaden | Anonymous (221660) | 1/29/24 2:06 pm |
| Menhaden | Walt Vieser | 1/29/24 1:52 pm |
| I support this petition | Scot Calitri | 1/29/24 1:44 pm |
| I Do NOT SUPPORT | Todd Rice | 1/29/24 1:42 pm |
| I do NOT support this petition | Cammie Smith | 1/29/24 1:35 pm |
| Restrict the overharvesting of menhaden in Chesapeake Bay | Chris Buchleitner | 1/29/24 1:24 pm |
| I support the reduction | Rob | 1/29/24 1:16 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Ashley Dawson | 1/29/24 1:06 pm |
| I support! | Anonymous (221651) | 1/29/24 1:00 pm |
| I do NOT support this petition | Hannah Long | 1/29/24 1:00 pm |
| I support this petition | Matt Brooks | 1/29/24 12:58 pm |
| Menhaden | Shauna McCranie | 1/29/24 12:58 pm |
| I support the petition | Rick Lightfoot | 1/29/24 12:46 pm |
| I support the petition | Anonymous (221646) | 1/29/24 12:44 pm |
| I do NOT support this petition. | Meredith Thompson | 1/29/24 12:43 pm |
| I support this petition for rulemaking | Mary E | 1/29/24 12:42 pm |
| I do not support this | Zach Hall | 1/29/24 12:41 pm |
| I support this petition | Dannielle Heim | 1/29/24 12:40 pm |
| I do NOT support this petition. | Jessie Sterrett | 1/29/24 12:40 pm |
| I support the petition | Shaun Heim | 1/29/24 12:39 pm |
| I do not support this petition | John Deihl | 1/29/24 12:39 pm |
| (Natural Resource Management Background) I support this petition. | Brian Anisimov | 1/29/24 12:36 pm |
| Non supporter | Keenan Samuel | 1/29/24 12:34 pm |
| Closed the menhanden! | David Fray | 1/29/24 12:33 pm |
| I do not support this petition | Jonathan English | 1/29/24 12:30 pm |
| I do not support this petition! | Austin Robbins | 1/29/24 12:26 pm |
| I do not support this petition. | Bowe Rogers | 1/29/24 12:25 pm |
| Oppose petition | Clay Dameron | 1/29/24 12:18 pm |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PETITION | Carlos Cockrell | 1/29/24 12:15 pm |
| I do not support this petition | clarence combs | 1/29/24 12:12 pm |
| Oppose petition | Anonymous (221628) | 1/29/24 12:10 pm |
| I do not support this petition | brandon tate | 1/29/24 12:08 pm |
| I support this petition | William Kivett | 1/29/24 11:58 am |
| I support this Petition. Ban Menhaden fishing inside VA state | Nick Kellas | 1/29/24 11:55 am |
| I support the Petition | Anthony Campitelli | 1/29/24 11:53 am |
| I support the petition | Daniel Roberts | 1/29/24 11:53 am |
| I do not support this petition | Nick Sterrett | 1/29/24 11:52 am |
| Menhaden bill | Charles Bourbeau | 1/29/24 11:50 am |
| I disagree completely with this petition | Forrest Brann | 1/29/24 11:49 am |
| Menhaden Bill | Chad Dameron | 1/29/24 11:39 am |
| I do not support this petition | Rick Rahn | 1/29/24 11:31 am |
| Save the Menhaden | Ty | 1/29/24 11:26 am |
| I DO NOT support this Petition | Dustin S | 1/29/24 11:23 am |
| I support this petition | John Hardesty | 1/29/24 11:22 am |
| Banning Menhaden Fishing | M W Robbins | 1/29/24 11:20 am |
| I DO NOT Support this Petition. The Human Cost would be Enormous | Bailey Loving | 1/29/24 11:20 am |
| I Support petition | Dale William Neal | 1/29/24 11:19 am |
| I support a ban or reduction of Menhaden harvesting in the Bay and Potomac river. | Edward T Blunt Sr | 1/29/24 11:18 am |
| Regulations for the sake of Regulating (No Support) | Braxton Carter Robbins | 1/29/24 11:17 am |
| I fully support this petition | Laura Lee Dickinson | 1/29/24 11:17 am |
| I fully support this petition. | Jeffrey Rayner | 1/29/24 11:16 am |
| Petition | Dalton Keyser | 1/29/24 11:15 am |
| I do not support this | Tim Crandall | 1/29/24 11:14 am |
| I support the petition-Long overdue! | David Weston | 1/29/24 11:09 am |
| I do not support this petition. | Abigail Robbins | 1/29/24 11:08 am |
| Do Not Support Petition | Michelle Robbins | 1/29/24 11:08 am |
| Menhaden petition | David Weston | 1/29/24 11:07 am |
| I do not support the petition. | Kristen Blackwell | 1/29/24 11:06 am |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PETITION! | Jane Crowther | 1/29/24 11:03 am |
| Menhaden | Anonymous (221596) | 1/29/24 11:02 am |
| Petition | William Blackwell | 1/29/24 11:02 am |
| Atlantic Menhaden Petition | Randy Hunton | 1/29/24 11:01 am |
| I do NOT support this petition | Steven B French | 1/29/24 10:56 am |
| I do not support the petition | Leo Robbins | 1/29/24 10:54 am |
| I support this petition | Ann DeVaul | 1/29/24 10:53 am |
| I support this petition | Jon thume | 1/29/24 10:53 am |
| I I do not support this petition. | Brenda Parrott | 1/29/24 10:53 am |
| DO NOT SUPPORT THIS NONSENSE | Bryce | 1/29/24 10:52 am |
| I support a moratorium on purse seine fishing in the Chesapeake Bay! | Nicholas Zacharias | 1/29/24 10:49 am |
| Petition | Brenda Parrott | 1/29/24 10:49 am |
| I am against this petition | gail Bondurant | 1/29/24 10:46 am |
| I do NOT support this petition | Kassidy Buergert | 1/29/24 10:45 am |
| I support this. | Billy Gimbel | 1/29/24 10:43 am |
| I support this. | Billy Gimebl | 1/29/24 10:43 am |
| I disagree with this petition | John E. Haynie | 1/29/24 10:42 am |
| Support the ban of Omega Protein from the Bay | David | 1/29/24 10:41 am |
| I disagree with this petition. | Susan D. Haynie | 1/29/24 10:40 am |
| I support ending menhaden reduction fishery in the Chesapeake | Anonymous (221577) | 1/29/24 10:32 am |
| Disagree | Wyatt English | 1/29/24 10:31 am |
| I do not support this petition | Dwayne Corsey | 1/29/24 10:30 am |
| I do not support this petition | Dwayne Corsey | 1/29/24 10:29 am |
| I do not support this petition | Dwayne Corsey | 1/29/24 10:28 am |
| I do not support this petition | Dwayne Corsey | 1/29/24 10:28 am |
| Limiting Commercial Menhaden Quotas | Charles Spindelman/Hudson River Fishing Association(HRFA.org) | 1/29/24 10:26 am |
| I do not support this petition | Allen Davis | 1/29/24 10:22 am |
| I support a ban of commercial menhaden fishing in the Chesapeake bay | Jerry Moretz | 1/29/24 10:18 am |
| Menhaden petition | John Carrico | 1/29/24 10:13 am |
| I do not support this petition | Taylor Deihl | 1/29/24 10:10 am |
| Menhaden Petition | Bill Sammler | 1/29/24 10:07 am |
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