The proposal would have also prohibited purse seine fishing for menhaden on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, as well as July 1-7. Omega Protein is the primary harvester of menhaden in the ...

Violations of any release of the contents of a menhaden purse seine … shall be considered waste of a fishery resource and subject to civil fine and restitution for the value of the wasted fish.

Conservationists and recreational fishermen had pushed for limits – with some calling for an outright ban on catching menhaden in the Bay – after two spills of dead menhaden last year washed ...

In a battle over menhaden, ... and relay their locations to the captains of purse seine boats who then circle the fish with nets, cinch them closed and haul the menhaden out of the ocean. ...

Spotting the School: Fishing vessels use spotter airplanes to locate large schools of menhaden.; Setting the Net: The vessel encircles the school with a purse seine net, which closes at the bottom ...

Menhaden are a critically important filter-feeding baitfish in the ocean and estuaries along ... and relay their locations to the captains of purse seine boats who then circle the fish with ...

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission is considering a proposal to limit menhaden harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay. It comes after a recent study by the commission looking at ways to reduce the … ...