Tom Rowland’s podcast features misleading menhaden claims from Jaclyn Lunaas and Chris Macaluso. The debate deserves the full scientific record, not selective claims presented as proven facts.
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We oppose eight recreational fishing groups and businesses seeking an emergency menhaden ban off New York and New Jersey. Their petition ignores science, surveys finding abundant young menhaden and recreational fishing’s role in striped bass deaths.
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Steve Atkinson of the Virginia Saltwater Sportfishing Association is calling for more limits on #menhaden fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. His argument misrepresents the science and ignores the union workers and fishing families that depend on the fishery
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The @foragefishcmpgn's Whit Fosburgh made several misleading claims about menhaden on The Qualified Captain podcast. We’ve corrected the record on 12 of those claims, addressing the science, fishing rules, American jobs & coastal communities at stake.
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Think large mature menhaden are disappearing? This Chesapeake Bay fisherman was trying to catch spot but ended up with totes full of big bunker — so many that he pulled his nets and called it a season. Watch the video and see for yourself.
Whit Fosburgh of the @foragefishcmpgn presents a misleading account of Atlantic and Gulf menhaden fisheries in a @dcexaminer op-ed. Our response examines the science, management record, American jobs and working-waterfront history his argument leaves out.
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Our response to The Fisherman’s Jim Hutchinson takes a closer look at the science and history behind Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvests and addresses his criticism of respected fisheries scientist Peter Himchak. smallpelagics.com/press/the-…
