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August 2006

08/01/2006
Virginia and Maryland Governors Unite Behind Menhaden Harvest Cap Plan

Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine have announced a five-year annual cap on the industrial harvest of menhaden from the Chesapeake Bay.  Efforts to reach a proposal that meets the goals of the Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission have been ongoing, with attempts from various parties to balance the economic and ecological issues involved in fishery management.

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