# Menhaden Board Shrinks Chesapeake Reduction Cap and Lowers Coastwide Catch Limits for 2027 and 2028

> The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved Addendum II, which ties the Chesapeake Bay industrial menhaden cap to the coastwide limit. The Bay cap falls from 51,000 t to 37,123 t in 2027 and 33,847 t in 2028, and the coastwide limit drops to 170,000 t in 2027 and 155,000 t in 2028.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T00:06:22.081Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98536-menhaden-board-shrinks-chesapeake-reduction-cap-and-lowers-coastwide-catch
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Menhaden is a key raw material for reduction fishmeal and fish oil, so lower catch limits cut available supply and support fishmeal and fish oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- talbotpatriot.com: https://talbotpatriot.com/story/asmfc-menhaden-bay-cap-cut-2027-2028

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