Is stopping menhaden fishing in the Chesapeake Bay a possibility?

Years ago now, I wrote about the important but unglorious fish, menhaden, as did many other people.  Despite its importance, industrial fishing for it in the Chesapeake Bay did not cease despite its markedly decreasing population.

I wrote this.

And this.

And also this.  (With links to other articles, too.)

So, now, after quite a bit of time, something good might happen.


Governors to feds: Stop firm from fishing in Chesapeake Bay

"Governors in nine states along the Atlantic coast are urging the Trump Administration to stop a company that makes fish-oil supplements and other products from fishing in Virginia waters.

A letter sent Friday from those governors echoes concerns of fishing regulators who say Omega Protein defied harvest limits in the Chesapeake Bay.

The firm catches a fish called Atlantic menhaden that's considered a vital link to the bay's food chain. Menhaden are food for striped bass, whales and other animals."

Now, this is going to the Trump administration, which has never met an environmental regulation it didn't want to overturn or a business it didn't want to deregulate.  So I don't know if this initiative stands a chance.  But it sure would be a great thing for the Bay, and the world, if it worked.