July 15, 2024 — As it said it would, Cooke Inc. has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed in a federal district court that claims the seafood company is defrauding the U.S. in the operation of the last East Coast menhaden processing facility.
Menhaden are a critically important filter-feeding baitfish in the ocean and estuaries along the East Coast, including here in New Jersey, where they are fed on by whales, birds and economically valuable finfish. While the menhaden are not overfished, the stock has contracted, frequently leading to dust-ups between environmental groups and harvesters over the quota.
Known colloquially as pogies and bunker, menhaden fish kills have occasionally caused a stink at the Jersey Shore.
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