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Pogy boat dumps 900,000 fish off Louisiana coast, raising the ire of anglers and conservationists

Por: The Advocate Business September 17, 2022

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A menhaden fishing boat overwhelmed by an unexpectedly big catch let loose a massive raft of dead fish off the coast of southwest Louisiana last week, sparking outrage from conservation groups and governing the state’s largest but least-regulated fishery.Omega Protein estimates it lost about 900,000 menhaden when one of its crews cut free a bulging net less than a mile from Holly Beach in Cameron Parish on September 8. Dead fish formed a... + full article



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