Atlantic Menhaden Research Fund; established, report.

Summary

The bill establishes the Atlantic Menhaden Research Fund in Virginia’s treasury, which the Virginia Institute of Marine Science will use with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to study menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay. It mandates an annual report covering abundance, movement, predator impacts, fishing effort, and workforce effects, and sends the report to legislative and natural‑resource leaders by October 1 each year. The aim is to provide scientific data for setting ecologically sound harvest limits.

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