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#1 Jan-25-13 5:56AM

Ernie
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From: Ashburn VA
Registered: Feb-03-06
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CBF and CCA work begining to pay off......

Thank you!

Starting over a year ago, Chesapeake Bay Foundation members embraced menhaden—a forage fish that's vital to the Bay's ecosystem and Virginia's economy—as a resource worth fighting for. You sent more than 4,000 letters into the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, testified at local hearings, wrote letters to the editor, signed and forwarded petitions, wrote the Governor, visited your state senator and delegate and took dozens of other advocacy actions on behalf of menhaden.

Yesterday, your efforts paid off.

Senator Richard Stuart's SB1291 sailed through the Senate yesterday. The House version, Delegate Ed Scott's HB 2254, which incorporates Delegate Lee Ware and Delegate Barry Knight's HB 1840, passed out of committee yesterday morning. HB2254 now heads to the House floor. Both the House and Senate versions bring Virginia into compliance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission menhaden management plan and put into place these key provisions:

    A Virginia total allowable catch of approximately 145,273 metric tons.
    A 20 percent reduction in the current Chesapeake Bay harvest cap to 87,216 metric tons.
    A defined allocation to the reduction and bait fisheries and a specified by-catch allowance.

We are one step closer to managing menhaden sustainably and having a bill for Governor McDonnell to sign. This historic legislation would not have gotten this far without your support—you helped legislators become more fully informed on this issue—and they've responded in kind.

Thank you again for being vocal and engaged advocates.

Warmly,

Ann Jurczyk and Chris Moore
Virginia Outreach/Advocacy Manager and Hampton Roads Senior Scientist
Chesapeake Bay Foundation


Time to go fishin' again!

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