I support the petition measures limiting the harvesting of menhaden in the VA waters of the Chesapeake Bay.  It is imperative to the health of the bay that Virginia to join every other state on the East Coast in protecting the menhaden population and limiting the number of fish that reduction fishing can take from the bay and within several miles outside the mouth of the bay.

The frequent net tears and spills, the massive amount of "accidental" by-catch, the tons of seaweed that wash up after the Omega ships have come through, and the clear decline of osprey and sport fish all signal the immediate need for better management of the fishery, including studies not funded by the company that has the most to lose with better regulations.