I lived on the same river Omega Protein had its fleet, which was The Great Wicomico River, until this year.  The  sports recreational fishing has declined on the river and in the bay. There is hardly any forage fish, and once the forage makes it into the bay in the fall, it gets all scooped up by Omega fishing boats. Between overfishing the Bay and the mouths of the larger rivers, I have seen a huge decrease in recreational fishing, and a lot of the Osprey nests are depleted along the Great Wicomico as there is a lack of forage for them, too.

I support the petition and or a reasonable middle ground.

Thanks

Tom Franco

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