Regulator cuts fishing rate of Atlantic menhaden

UPDATED 17:50 PM EST, December 14, 2012
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted to cut the harvest of Atlantic menhaden by 20 percent, citing the ecological benefits of such a protection, The Baltimore Sun reports.
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