Fishing Coalition Requests Seasonal Halt to Industrial Menhaden Harvest in New York Bight
What happened
A coalition of fishing boat captains, bait and tackle shops, and partyboats operating between southern New Jersey and Montauk filed a formal request to the Trump administration. The group is asking for an immediate seasonal halt to the industrial menhaden harvest in the New York Bight. They also requested that the federal government initiate measures to make the closure permanent from May 1 through December 31 each year.
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Why it matters
The coalition stated that the industrial harvest is having devastating ecological and economic impacts on the region’s recreational and commercial fisheries. The petition calls for emergency regulations to protect the Bight from what they describe as destructive industrial fishing.
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Who's involved
- New JerseyState where the coalition operates and where the petition is relevant.
- MontaukLocation where the fishing groups operate and where the harvest impacts are felt.
- Donald TrumpAdministration to which the coalition submitted its formal request.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- MontaukSpeculative
The local fishing and tourism economy in Montauk could be protected by a regulatory halt to the harvest.
- East HamptonSpeculative
Coastal tourism and fishing in East Hampton could be affected by the health of the Bight.
- Ocean CitySpeculative
Market prices in Ocean City might stabilize due to protected regional fisheries and tourism.
- Atlantic CitySpeculative
Market prices in Atlantic City might stabilize due to protected regional fisheries and tourism.
Possible ripples
Who this could reach next, traced step by step from the reporting. Possibilities worth considering, not forecasts.- Reduced menhaden harvest may boost New York's coastal fisheriesNew York's coastal fisheries may benefit from reduced industrial menhaden harvest.Possible
- Fishing groups urge Trump to stop industrial menhaden harvestTrump administration faces pressure to halt industrial menhaden harvestPossible
- Protected fisheries could stabilize Ocean City's economyProtected regional fisheries may stabilize Ocean City's tourism and fishing economyPossible
- NOAA may face increased pressure to review menhaden quotas and ecological dataNOAA may face increased pressure to review menhaden quotas and ecological dataPossible
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The entities involved
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New Jersey
state of the United States of America
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Montauk
census-designated place in New York, United States