# Fisheries Commission Lowers Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Cap But Advocates Remain Worried

Source: [Inside Climate News](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13112026/fisheries-commission-lowers-chesapeake-bay-menhaden-cap/) · 2026-11-14 · Earth & Climate
Page: https://themorning.science/story/fisheries-commission-lowers-chesapeake-bay-menhaden-cap-but-advocates-remain-wor-87c64db78df658ea
Kind: policy · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Atlantic fisheries managers agreed this week to lower the cap on industrial menhaden fishing in Chesapeake Bay.
- The cap was lowered but less than conservation groups wanted, and the groups say the coastwide catch limit will almost certainly miss its ecological target.

## Why it matters

Menhaden are a key forage fish, so the catch limit affects the ecosystem that depends on them as well as the fishing industry.

## Coverage

- [Fisheries Commission Lowers Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Cap But Advocates Remain Worried](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13112026/fisheries-commission-lowers-chesapeake-bay-menhaden-cap/) — Inside Climate News, 2026-11-14

Tags: menhaden, fisheries management, chesapeake bay, catch limits, forage fish

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