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Dump of Menhaden in Gulf Brings Latest Calls for Regulation 
US Source: bizneworleans 9/19/2022
Dump of Menhaden in Gulf Brings Latest Calls for Regulation
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Louisiana conservation groups are renewing calls for tougher regulations on the state’s least-regulated fishery after a fishing boat let loose huge numbers of dead fish off the state’s southwest coast.
 

The Advocate reports that the dump of menhaden — also known as pogy or fatback — were dumped Sept. 8. The resulting mass of rotting fish drew complaints from several charter boat captains. Charters target the redfish and other species that depend on menhaden for food.

 
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