Group wants Trump to intervene in fight over U.S. fish

(The Center Square) – A group of anglers got President Donald Trump's attention in a long-running campaign to protect a lesser-known forage fish in the Chesapeake Bay.

The Virginia Saltwater Sportfishing Association posted a 4-minute video on YouTube that blames a reduction in menhaden in the bay on the Canadian company Cooke Seafood. A letter posted along with the video calls on Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to stop Cooke Seafood from removing menhaden from the Chesapeake Bay and other Virginia waters.

"Foreign companies profit off of industrial fishing for U.S. forage fish (aka bait fish) undermining American businesses and workers," the group wrote in a Change.org petition. "By taking bold action to end industrial scale fishing for vulnerable bait fish, America can harness the full economic potential of our fisheries, create jobs, and secure a sustainable future for America's fishing industry and coastal communities."

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