Public input sought on possible cuts to menhaden harvest in Chesapeake Bay

Public input sought on possible cuts to menhaden harvest in Chesapeake Bay

Menhaden are netted commercially for use as bait and for processing into animal feed and nutritional supplements. They also serve as food for marine mammals, birds and other fish, such as striped bass. (Photo by Dave Harp/Chesapeake Bay Journal)By Timothy B. Wheeler The large-scale commercial harvest of Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay could be slashed later this year. The move might help starving osprey chicks and other struggling fish b…