Va bill to phase out comm menhaden harvest

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Thats good news. I just want to point out that that is only for reduction into meal, fertilizer etc... it still allows bait catches....

Originally Posted by cheferson

Va is working on a bill that will reduce the harvest by 20% each year till 2013 , when there will be no comm harvest


HB 303 Moratorium on the harvest of menhaden for commercial purposes.
Paul F. Nichols - Elec 2008
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Summary as introduced:
Moratorium on the harvest of menhaden for commercial purposes. Decreases the annual cap on the harvest of menhaden for commercial purposes by 20 percent each year for five years until a moratorium is reached beginning in 2013. The moratorium will apply to the entire commercial fishery for Atlantic menhaden. Current laws set a harvest cap of 109,020 metric tons and only for the purse seine fishery for Atlantic menhaden that manufactures menhaden into fertilizer, fish meal, and oil.

Full text:
01/03/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088269654

Status:
01/03/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088269654
01/03/08 House: Committee Referral Pending