Virginia agrees to cap menhaden catch

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With the shimmering Chesapeake Bay as a backdrop, Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich burnished his environmental credentials again Monday, getting a strong assist from Virginia?s Democratic Gov. Timothy Kaine.

Linked by satellite from a state park in Virginia, Kaine announced agreement on a compromise to cap the annual catch of menhaden fish, which help filter the Bay and provide feed for striped bass.

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