Shad and River Herring Technical Committee Review of VMRC Proposal to Allow Legal By-catch of American Shad in Virginia Waters — December 2005

In evaluating the 2003 proposal, members expressed concerns that the proposal included mixed stocks, included pound nets where, presumably, the bycatch could be released unharmed, had the potential to harvest a substantial number of fish, and had the potential to impact other stocks that are under intensive restoration. The 2005 proposal addressed none of the…