WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.), along with nine of their colleagues, pressed the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) Atlantic Menhaden Management Board Chair Joe Cimino to prioritize an ecosystem-based management approach that supports a sustainable menhaden population, urging the Commission to move forward with the strongest menhaden protections proposed. The lawmakers stressed the importance of menhaden as a critical forage species that other wildlife species depend on and emphasized that management for long-term sustainability is key to supporting good-paying jobs in all menhade...