Looking Ahead: TRCP’s Conservation Priorities for 2026
The year ahead provides hunters and anglers with opportunities to further advance America’s legacy of conservation, habitat, and access
Category: Menhaden
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Our blog is where we break down the conservation issues that sportsmen and women need to know about. Get the latest intel from Capitol Hill, learn more about complex science and policy, and follow along with field reports from our staff on the ground. This is where conservation gets personal.
2025 Forage Fish Conservation Wrap-Up
Late in 2025, the menhaden reduction industry gained ground at dismantling hard-fought conservation wins for coastal ecosystems and sportfish populations in the Gulf and Atlantic. Where does that leave conservation efforts now?
Our Top Conservation Achievements in 2025
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Fact or Fiction: Debunking Gulf Menhaden Industry’s Deceptive Claims
The menhaden reduction industry has frequently and publicly tried to justify its Gulf harvest levels, destructive practices, and fishery management decisions in its favor; here TRCP breaks down its misleading claims
Fact or Fiction: Debunking Atlantic Menhaden Industry’s Deceptive Claims
The menhaden reduction industry has frequently and publicly tried to justify its harvest levels, destructive practices, and fishery management decisions in its favor; here TRCP breaks down its misleading claims.
Louisiana Decision Undermines Hard-Won Conservation Measure on Menhaden Fishing
The new Notice of Intent could once again permit industrial menhaden harvest in waters as shallow as five feet - rolling back a successful 2024 conservation measure developed through collaboration between anglers, industry, and state leaders
Marine Fisheries Board Declines to Make Science-Based Reduction to Atlantic Menhaden Catch Limit
Revised models indicate the need to cut the commercial Atlantic menhaden fishery quota by more than half to protect striped bass and other predators, but the ASMFC Menhaden Management Board voted today to reduce the catch limit by only 20 percent.
Menhaden Stock Assessment Indicates Catch Must Be Reduced to Benefit Striped Bass
The 2025 Atlantic menhaden stock assessment updates connect menhaden harvest directly to the health of marine predators, and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission projections suggest cutting commercial catch limit by half to protect marine...
Can the Gulf Menhaden Fishery Reduce Redfish Bycatch?
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership breaks down the final results of a 2024 Gulf menhaden bycatch study in Louisiana, which reveals multiple ways to protect redfish and other sportfish from industrial fishing practices.
In the Arena: David Mangum
Capt. David Mangum is a YETI ambassador and outdoor photographer who utilizes his talents to produce media that inspire a spirit of conservation and educate saltwater anglers.
