Column: Distortions unfairly malign Virginia menhaden fishery
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Column: Distortions unfairly malign Virginia menhaden fishery
Steve Atkinson’s July 13 guest column (“Halt menhaden harvest until studies determine its effects”) is riddled with distortions about the menhaden fishery. While it claims to advocate for a “precautionary” approach, it would harm Virginia workers and undermine marine science, all to elevate recreational priorities over commercial fishermen’s livelihoods. Atkinson demands that menhaden fishing be halted “until it can prove” it causes no harm. Thi…
·Norfolk, United States
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