Fisheries

Cooke-owned Omega Protein nervously awaits US decision on menhaden closure

Ruling could shut down the entire fishery, according to the company.

Omega Protein fisherman Anthony Hodges(bottom), Justin Cammarata (C), and Dalton Keyser riding in a purse boat, pull on a net filled with Menhaden fish as they unload their catch to the 'Reedville' off the coast of Smith Island in Virginia on June 22, 2015.
Omega Protein fisherman Anthony Hodges(bottom), Justin Cammarata (C), and Dalton Keyser riding in a purse boat, pull on a net filled with Menhaden fish as they unload their catch to the 'Reedville' off the coast of Smith Island in Virginia on June 22, 2015.Foto: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images/NTB scanpix
Published 16 December 2019, 23:13Updated 18 December 2019, 18:10
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