Washington Examiner Op-Ed Gets the Facts Wrong on Menhaden, American Jobs and Fisheries ManagementWASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2026 / A September 22 Washington Examiner op-ed by Forage Fish Campaign Executive Director Whit Fosburgh presents a disparaging portrayal of Atlantic and Gulf menhaden fisheries. The op-ed fails to mention significant elements of the scientific, management and economic record, including the fisheries' stock status, generations of American working-waterfront history, and the U.S. fishermen and workers whose livelihoods depend on them.
The Fisherman's Jim Hutchinson Misrepresents Key Evidence and Attacks Respected New Jersey Scientist's ObjectivityWASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / September 29, 2026 / In The Fisherman's September 24, 2026 NJ/DE Bay Region Fishing Forecast, New Jersey/Delaware Bay Edition Editor Jim Hutchinson, Jr. pressed for deeper Chesapeake Bay menhaden restrictions while repeating a broader narrative about the fishery that leaves out or conflicts with key parts of the scientific and management record. His report encourages viewers to see the reduction fishery as the cause of Maryland's bait fishery problems and as a central answer to striped bass concerns, while giving little weight to the current menhaden stock assessment, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) ecological reference points, the history of the Bay Cap, the Commission's own scientific uncertainty, or analyses that challenge the so-called "gauntlet" theory.
