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CLA Presents: The Most Important Fish in the Bay – Where Did the Bay’s Menhaden Go and Why Does It Matter? – Recording

October 26, 2023

On October 26, CLA’s Executive Director David Reed and Staff Attorney Will Halnon hosted a webinar on the vital role of menhaden—an oily bait fish—in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and local economies. The discussion highlighted how mismanagement of the fishery by a Virginia agency is threatening menhaden populations, as well as the animals and communities that depend on them. Watch the full recording below!