Omega Protein says fish release that closed Virginia beaches "a pretty rare event"

An Omega Protein fishing vessel.

Reedville, Virginia, U.S.A.-based Omega Protein – the largest harvester of Atlantic menhaden in the U.S. – said a recent fish release incident is a rare event that has since been cleaned up.

The fish release incident garnered media attention in Virginia after dead menhaden washed up on local beaches. The Shore Daily News reported on the fish spill soon after it happened, and the Virginia-Pilot reported on closed beaches in the area resulting from the release, which occurred Monday, 25 July ... 

Photo courtesy of Omega Protein 


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