Resource in question for largest US fish oil producer

Omega Protein’s east coast operations could shut down  if the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) decides to adopt the 50 percent drop in quota now on the table.

The commission is considering a draft version of Amendment 2, which proposes placing varying degrees of limits on the fishery, ranging from zero change to 50 percent. The public has until Nov.16 to give input, as Omega’s fate hangs in the balance.

“It is really an opportunity for them to act very conservatively in terms of fisheries management,” Ben Landry, director of public affairs for Omega Protein, the United States’ largest producer of fishmeal and fish oil, told IntraFish.

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