Another tense showdown could be in the works between recreational fisherman and those who make a living on the waters off the Louisiana coast in the menhaden industry. Members of Louisiana’s Finfish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bunker or menhaden fish, seen while whale watching off Long Beach, N.Y. (Photo by Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography via ...

One the ocean's smallest fish, which has one of the biggest impacts – the Atlantic menhaden – earned some protections Friday. The National Coalition for Marine Conservation on Monday said the ...

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has taken early steps to adjust a buffer zone that would allow commercial menhaden fishing closer to the state’s coastline, reigniting the industry’s ...

The article asserts that industrial fishing is to blame for a decline in menhaden abundance in the Bay, while omitting the overwhelming scientific consensus to the contrary. The Atlantic States Marine ...

Osprey with gizzard shad on the upper James River. (Photo courtesy Bryan Watts) Conservationists have been sounding the alarm for years over the lackluster breeding seasons for osprey along the ...

RICHMOND – Del. Ed Scott (R-Culpeper) is sponsoring legislation that would limit the catch of Atlantic menhaden in Virginia each year. The bill establishes an annual total catch of 144,272.84 metric ...

In the past year, there has been considerable commentary from all corners of the Chesapeake Bay about what is happening with breeding osprey and the role of menhaden. I am writing to briefly clarify ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, Va. (WAVY) — Osprey breeding along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay is in trouble. That’s the finding of recent research by the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of ...