Machodoc Creek Marina & Cafe

09/25/2026

https://secure.cbf.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=29488.0&dlv_id=70170

Menhaden are small, silvery, nutrient-packed fish that play a vital role in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem serving as food for striped bass, osprey, and other iconic Bay species. They are also the target of the largest fishery on the East Coast, with a tremendous amount of extraction taking place in t...

09/24/2026

****WARNING****Our New specials MAY CAUSE SERIOUS CRAVINGS!!!

*Ultimate Chicken Salad on a Croissant
*Crab Rangoon with Homemade Wonton Chips
*Blackened Rockfish over a Coconut Basmati Rice topped with a Watermelon Salsa

09/16/2026

https://www.facebook.com/menhadendefenders/posts/pfbid0Zq9kkxZpGuvkb3LEvTb33aKwrqTa1spMrDKABWFr7Q3FQN2UptfEK7SRwi3aEiUol

Attention, Maryland Area Defenders: Action Alert: Time to speak up! MD & PRFC Public Hearing on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II. Here are our suggestions for what to support:
Bay Cap Amount: Sub-Option B4 — a 50% reduction, resulting in a 25,500 mt cap.
· Quota Periods: Option B1 — even-length periods with evenly distributed harvest.
· Underage Provision: Underage Sub-Option 1 — roll Period 1 underages evenly into Periods 2 and 3.
· Revisit Provision: Option B — revisit the Bay Cap every three years. Details on how to comments and where to go below-

09/09/2026

https://asmfc.org/actions/atlantic-menhaden-draft-addendum-ii/

Scroll down to "submitt public comment" and follow the prompts.

Time to speak up people !!

Modifying the Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap

09/03/2026

Fresh SPECIALS have docked!!!

Seared Pan Asian Salmon over Basmati Rice topped with a Pineapple/Mango Salsa
OR
Prosciutto, SWEET Cantaloupe, Candied Walnuts, Sliced Mozzarella over a Fancy Baby Green Salad served with Balsamic Vinaigrette

09/02/2026

https://www.wavy.com/news/public-invited-to-provide-input-on-proposed-changes-to-menhaden-fishery-harvest/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WAVY_TV_10&fbclid=IwY2xjawUDrK9wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMXJDOEFVRG5iQmduSEhkNnpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeQPrReo0Hs-EIIh7tOCh-rLqERKfYOdwjiLrawhoMC3nHEkhkLsVe0sU8RAM_aem_2efr7O5LLmf6lAFC1dP_lw

CHESAPEAKE BAY (WAVY)- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) this week officially opened the comment period on proposed changes to the Chesapeake Bay’s industrial menhaden f…

08/30/2026

Just a heads up folks.....
Plan and prepare your palate for this week's specials.

Chef Katie is whipping up:
Pan-Asian glazed salmon, over rice with a homemade mango salsa.

Prosciutto, melon, mozzarella (caprese) salad

Sound good ?

08/27/2026

Ok folks, here is your chance to speak out.

Stand with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and call on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to approve conservation-minded reforms that better protect menhaden and support a healthy Chesapeake Bay ecosystem before the October 9 public comment deadline.

08/21/2026

SPECIALS!!!
Mediterranean Flatbread with Pan-seared Chicken OR Shrimp
Seafood Salad on an English Bun
Bang Bang Shrimp Salad

08/19/2026

Odd......that the ONLY two states that allow this type of fishery just so happens to be the two states where Omega has their reduction plants. So their lobbyist can just keep handing out money!

Wake up Virginia and Louisiana.

Years of half measures and regulatory delays leave Atlantic menhaden potentially at risk.