2024 Atlantic Herring Stock Assessment: No Good News for this Critical Forage Species
September 24, 2024
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A staple of the Northeast forage base and a favorite prey of bluefin tuna and striped bass, Atlantic herring remains at near historic low biomass levels, according to the new 2024 Management Track Assessment. Subject to intense fishing pressure since the early 2000s, declared overfished in 2020, under a rebuilding plan