Osprey Troubles Not Tied To Menhaden, Some Fisheries Scientists Say

An osprey stands in its nest in the mid-Chesapeake Bay. Dave HarpANNAPOLIS, Md. – A widely publicized study pointing to a shortage of Atlantic menhaden as the cause of osprey nest failures in the Chesapeake Bay has come under fire from a trio of Virginia fisheries scientists.The study, published in January by researchers with the…