Thursday, May 27, 2010

Small Fish Attracts Big Environmental Debate

By Xanthe Waters and Jessica Porter

RICHMOND – Big trouble could be on the horizon for a tiny fish, the Atlantic menhaden.

Some worry that menhaden, which play an important role in the ecology of the Chesapeake Bay, are being overfished – mostly by a company in Virginia. That’s triggered a debate in environmental circles, the fishing community and the General Assembly over how to manage the menhaden population.

Read the whole story in the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily

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