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Virginia governor asks US Commerce Department to halt menhaden harvest

'Despite direct appeals...that Omega abide by the 51,000 metric ton limit, the company has continued over-harvesting' Ralph Northam, governor of the US state of Virgnia

By Undercurrent News | Nov. 22, 2019 17:37 GMT
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An Omega Protein vessel drags a large catch of menhaden.
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Ralph Northam, governor of the US state of Virginia, has asked Wilbur Ross, secretary of the US Department of Commerce, to halt the menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay as a response to Omega Protein violating the federal cap in the area, The Daily Press reports.  [...]

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