• Date Due: October 01, 2026
  • Author: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • Enabling Authority: Appropriation Act - Item 145 Q.3. (Special Session I, 2026)
  • Description:
    Annual progress report on the findings and recommendations relating to Atlantic menhaden research necessary to inform a scientifically defensible and ecologically meaningful Chesapeake Bay harvest cap, including a proposal to draw from the menhaden funding for the following year.