SILVER BEACH, Va. (AP) — Cleanup crews have begun picking up thousands of dead or dying menhaden fish that washed up on a Chesapeake Bay beach in Virginia.
Local news outlets report that the fish spilled after a fishing net on a bait boat ripped open Tuesday morning off Silver Beach.
James Kellum, the fishing boat’s owner, says the tear in the net was an accident. He says about 2,000 bushels of fish have washed up on the bay.
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission says Kellum reported the spill immediately and has hired cleanup crews to begin picking up the fish. The cleanup efforts started Thursday and Kellum says the crews will work for a few days until the fish are gone.
A spokesman for Omega Protein, which has the largest fleet of menhaden boats, said the boat involved did not belong to the company.
when are you people going to learn, you stop oil production so its price can raise, didn’t you folks learn in school about economonics, supply and demand, or did you skip school on that day your teacher explained in class, look the CBES known whats going on , the BUNKER was netted the Skipper got a call the price will be much less then yesterday, so the skipper throwes his dead Bunker catch overboaed for the price to raise, where is the CBES to protect the Waterman, the tourist, or families that depend on fish for their tables. the CBES knew that Delaware, Maryland dont allow the Bunker boats in their part of the bay, only Virginia, they the CBES support the politicians that allow the Bunker Boats here and they know it.