Menhaden are small fish that play a critical role in protecting the health of the Gulf of Mexico. From filtering pollutants out of the water to serving as food source to dolphins, pelicans and other sea life, menhaden have rightly been called "the most important fish in the sea." 1
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has proposed new protections for menhaden from the threat of factory fishing, but Houston-based Omega Protein (the largest menhaden company) is fighting to stop the new standards.
Tell the Parks and Wildlife Commission that you support the new standards and want them to go even further to protect menhaden and the Gulf ecosystem.
http://environmenttexas.org/action/oceans/protect-menhaden?id4=ES BACKGROUND
1. "Killing off menhaden could kill the Gulf," The Galveston County Daily News, 2/27/08
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a5ccb68b6eec6d34
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