https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/science/menhaden-chesapeake-bay-fishing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Raising #catchlimits for #extractive monopolies through #regulatorycapture #degrades #oceans and #biodiversity: In May, a group of recreational fishermen from Maryland sued the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, a state agency, claiming it contributed to the decline of menhaden in and around Chesapeake Bay by “rubber stamping” the latest quotas set by the Atlantic commission.
#OceanDegradation #marineprotectedareas