Capt. Billy Pipkin Where’s the beef? Historically, the month of July is one of the best times to catch fish. It usually ...

Virginia needs data to determine how menhaden fishing affects the Chesapeake Bay’s health, the Virginia Saltwater ...

A closely watched study of how many redfish and other species the industrial menhaden industry nets and ultimately kills off ...

The first large-scale menhaden fishery in the U.S. began on the East Coast in the early 1800s, where the fish were processed for oil and fertilizer.

They then sell the menhaden to Omega Protein, which then processes the menhaden, called reduction, turning them into fertilizer, as well as fishmeal and fish oil supplements consumed by people ...

But since a sharp drop in the menhaden population more than a decade ago, Omega is only permitted to take 112 million pounds (51,000 metric tons) of the fish out of the bay.