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ASGA Needs your Support: Action for Menhaden Reform

The “most important fish in the sea” just exposed one of the biggest management failures in decades.

A new assessment shows Atlantic menhaden natural mortality was inaccurately estimated for years, causing quotas set over 275 million pounds too high. A significant, immediate reduction is necessary to align with science-driven management and right the course of a critical forage fish. The Atlantic fishery needs to…

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