November 12, 2026 — The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has decided to cut the coastal menhaden quota by 9 percent for 2027, reducing it from the current 186,840 metric ton (MT) limit to 170,000 MT.
Following the cut in 2027, the commission settled on another cut in 2028 which will reduce the quota to 155,000 MT, marking a 15 percent cut from the current limit. Those cuts are smaller than an originally proposed 39 percent reduction, which would have cut the quota heavily in 2027.