Think large mature #menhaden are disappearing? This Chesapeake Bay fisherman was trying to catch spot but ended up with totes full of big bunker — so many that he pulled his nets and called it a season. Watch the video and see for yourself.

The constant this week has been declining fish populations so the east coast needs to be thinking about this when the fishery is called "industrial reduction fishery", www.cbf.org/stories/save... #baitfish #chesapeakebay #commercialwatermen #industrialreductionfishery #menhaden #osprey #wtf

#Menhaden, or bunker, are vital to #Ospreys and the coastal food web, supporting birds, fish and marine mammals.

ASMFC is considering new menhaden management rules. Comments are open through Oct. 9.

Read the science. Get informed. Make your voice heard.

asmfc.org/actions/atla...

#Ospreys are sending a warning.

2026 research found reproductive problems from the Chesapeake through #NewJersey, #LongIsland and New England. Coastal ospreys averaged just 0.59 young per pair.

Food stress and scarce #Menhaden (bunker) are major concerns
@aba.org @abcbirds.bsky.social @nature.org

www.littoralsociety.org/blog/menhade... #bunkerfish #menhaden #osprey #fishing

VesselAlert NEW FIRST Observation
Name: MENHADEN
MMSI: 338444184
Type: Fishing
Flag: USA
Seen: 15-Sep-2026 14:55:21 EDT
Speed: 0.7 kts
Heading: 134 deg
Distance: 6.3 nm
Signal RSSI: -21.2 dBFS
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