Menhaden fishery; moratorium on harvesting for commercial purposes. (HB303)
Introduced By
Del. Paul Nichols (D-Woodbridge)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Moratorium on the harvest of menhaden for commercial purposes. Decreases the annual cap on the harvest of menhaden for commercial purposes by 20 percent each year for five years until a moratorium is reached beginning in 2013. The moratorium will apply to the entire commercial fishery for Atlantic menhaden. Current laws set a harvest cap of 109,020 metric tons and only for the purse seine fishery for Atlantic menhaden that manufactures menhaden into fertilizer, fish meal, and oil. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/03/2008 | Committee |
| 01/03/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088269654 |
| 01/03/2008 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/30/2008 | Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |