# Atlantic menhaden board takes steps to limit controversial harvest in the Chesapeake Bay

> The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted to tie the Chesapeake Bay harvest cap to 21.8% of the coastwide total allowable catch. It also voted to cut the total allowable catch by about 17%, phased over the next two seasons. The bay cap will fall to 33,847 metric tons by 2028, and Virginia voted against all the changes.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T03:06:30.224Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94778-atlantic-menhaden-board-takes-steps-to-limit-controversial-harvest-in-the
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Menhaden is a key reduction fishery input for fishmeal and fish oil on the US East Coast, so a lower quota reduces supply. This supports fishmeal prices, though the effect is modest in a global market.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- whro.org: https://www.whro.org/environment/2026-11-11/atlantic-menhaden-board-takes-steps-to-limit-controversial-harvest-in-the-chesapeake-bay

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