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US state responds to menhaden spills by proposing new commercial harvest buffer zone

Louisiana's Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has declared its 'notice of intent' to establish a coastal buffer zone for the commercial harvest of menhaden at least one mile off the state's entire coast

By Jason Huffman | Oct. 11, 2023 16:02 BST
Ocean Harvesters catches menhaden in the Gulf of Mexico using purse seine vessels. Image is from a company video.
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (WFC) has responded to a recent series of menhaden spills by fishing companies associated with Omega Protein and Daybrook Fisheries by proposing a new buffer zone to prevent commercial fishing close to the US state's coast [...]

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