To save our Atlantic menhaden stock, please copy, paste, sign, and email the following letter to TKERNS@ASMFC.ORG
Ms. Toni Kerns
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
1050 N. Highland St. Suite200 A-N
Arlington, VA. 22201
Dear Ms. Kerns,
I am pleased that the Menhaden Management Board is considering changes to the management plan. I am not so pleased that status quo is still among the options, as that would mean no change in the continued decline of the stock. While the options proposed are considered interim measures until ecosystem management can take the place of the current single species system, they may have to serve for a long time.
Considering the possibilities, I would opt for the 15% threshold and a 40% target with a requirement to manage to the target, not the threshold, and a hard cap coast-wide including the EEZ as the best management tool.
Sincerely,
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