# Commission sets lower limits on Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest

> The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted on November 11 to cap industrial menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay at about 21% of the species' East Coast catch for the next two years. The Bay cap falls from 51,000 metric tons to 33,847 in 2028, with a 27% cut for 2027. The reduction fishery in Virginia, which makes fish meal and oil, is the main affected user.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:06:31.339Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96568-commission-sets-lower-limits-on-chesapeake-bay-menhaden-harvest
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower menhaden supply for reduction could tighten fishmeal and fish oil availability on the US East Coast, supporting fishmeal prices modestly. The effect is limited because the Bay is a small part of total menhaden catch.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bayjournal.com: https://www.bayjournal.com/news/fisheries/commission-sets-lower-limits-on-chesapeake-bay-menhaden-harvest/article_1f69157e-7c93-4d47-ab47-db7c8e0d68f8.html

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