On Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:07:35 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:01:48 -0400, Happy John
wrote:

....and it doesn't care who provides it. The menhaden population has been steadily declining. A
quick visit to the links at the bottom of the article would be worthwhile.

http://tinyurl.com/cml8h28

Isn't that the fish that they seine out to make fertilizer? (big plant
on the mainland Va shore near Tangier island)
They were talking about over fishing them 30 years ago.

That's it. They find the schools with helicopters and then come in and take 'em by the ton. Menhaden
are not just food for the stripers and blues, they also filter a tremendous amount of water.