My previous article "Help!" outlined some of the issues and on November 9th, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission held their meeting in Boston. By a vote of 14 to 3, the ASMFC approved a new addendum to cut the annual harvest limit on the Atlantic Menhaden by 37%.

Normally I try to avoid anything that might make my readers feel like they have to choose sides. But this time, I have decided to throw down the gauntlet. If I lose followers because of it, then so be it. I feel like if we don't do something, we're going to lose what is quite possibly the most important fish in the Chesapeake Bay, which in turn will affect fishing all along the entire east coast.