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Louisiana effort to set commercial catch limits on menhaden falls short

Louisiana remains the only US state in the Gulf of Mexico without menhaden quotas even as the fish is fought over by conservationists as well as by commercial and recreational harvesters

By Nick Sambides Jr. | Aug. 19, 2022 19:07 BST
Ocean Harvesters catches menhaden in the Gulf of Mexico using purse seine vessels. Image is from a company video.
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