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rwc101
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I'll take a permanent ban. Kneecapping the ecosystem grinding up forage fish for meal and oil.
Chesapeake Bay Conservation Petition
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Dougfirtree
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Signed. Thanks for posting.
Don’t forget the bycatch- there’s sportfish all around the big schools of bait, and they’re killing the hell out of those, too.
The astonishing part about this whole thing is that Omega has been able to do this with virtual impunity for my entire life, regardless of how many federal laws they've broken. It literally took that spill of thousands of dead bull redfish occurring on a beach where the governor of a mid Atlantic state was physically located for politicians to start caring
What recourse does the public have? Can we sue them in federal court for violation of operating permits? Can we force enforcement agencies to bring the hammer down?
They are illegally killing off a public resource that has been brought back from annihilation by the blood, sweat, tears, and most importantly- dollars- of the public.
Not much, as it turns out. They've been caught, cited, fined and continue to generally disregard the law. I have personally documented and reported their boats deploying fishing gear in a shipping channel, and their track record of dumping waste onto beaches is well documented for years before this latest scandal.
Omega Protein to pay $7.5 million to settle wastewater pollution case
Omega Protein has agreed to a total of $7.5 million in fines and payments to settle an investigation by the US Environtmental Protection Agency into the company’s Virginia fishing operations.
Commission finds foreign company accountable for violating fishing rules
Omega Protein said it would exceed limits for Chesapeake Bay menhaden.
www.tradeonlytoday.com
All this to line the pockets of a foreign company.
Appreciate everyone's support- as an update, our voices are being heard.
www.wfxrtv.com
Petitions filed to request end to controversial Virginia fishery
FORT MONROE, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia Saltwater Sportfishing Association (VSSA) has filed petitions with Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (V…
www.wfxrtv.com
Guys. Enough is enough. This is what the Virginia Marine Resources Commission thinks about the health of the Bay:
This is pissing on our backs and calling it rain- VMRC essentially decided to do nothing. If you live on or care about the Chesapeake Bay, I implore you to write your reps and Governor Youngkin and tell them that this has to stop.
