{
  "id": 8013604,
  "title": "Study challenges estimates used to guide Atlantic menhaden fishing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/study-challenges-estimates-used-to-guide-atlantic-menhaden-fishing",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T11:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-atlantic-menhaden-fishing.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus), which supports a major commercial fishery along the U.S. East Coast and serves as essential prey for fish, seabirds and marine mammals, may be less able to sustain fishing pressure than some assessments suggest. A new study finds that a key estimate of deaths from natural causes was substantially overstated, potentially making the population appear more…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}