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VMRC denies petition to set daily creel limit for hickory shad
Summary
The Marine Resources Commission declined a Coastal Conservation Association petition to create a statewide daily creel limit for hickory shad, citing limited scientific data and forthcoming VIMS monitoring; the denial was unanimous.
The Marine Resources Commission on Dec. 3, 2024, voted unanimously to deny a petition from the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) seeking a daily recreational creel limit to manage hickory shad in Virginia waters.
CCA volunteer Wayne Young told the Commission the petition seeks a science‑based guardrail for an uncontrolled recreational harvest that, he said, removes spawners and may harm restoration of American shad. Young and Robert Allen urged a managed recreational fishery and proposed…
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