Menhaden Menhaden, also known as mossbunker and bunker and "the most important fish in the sea", are forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium...
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The Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) is a North American species of fish in the herring family, Alosidae. Atlantic menhaden are found in North...
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The Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) is a small marine filter-feeding fish belonging to the family Alosidae. The range of Gulf menhaden encompasses...
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Ethmidium (redirect from Pacific menhaden)
the Pacific menhaden, is a fish that is found in South America. It is the only member of the genus Ethmidium and is a species of menhaden. Di Dario, F...
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USS Menhaden has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Menhaden (SP-847), a patrol vessel and tug in commission...
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1829) (Brazilian menhaden) Brevoortia gunteri Hildebrand, 1948 (Finescale menhaden) Brevoortia patronus Goode, 1878 (Gulf menhaden) Brevoortia pectinata...
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The second USS Menhaden (SS-377) was United States Navy Balao-class submarine. Launched in 1944, she operated out of Pearl Harbor until 1946, then continued...
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The Menhaden Chanteymen is a musical group based out of Carteret County, North Carolina. They are a group of retired African-American commercial fishermen...
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Annabel Goldsmith he is founder and CEO of London-listed investment firm Menhaden, which focuses on the theme of energy and resource efficiency. Previously...
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Examples of migratory forage fish are herring, anchovies, capelin, and menhaden. Examples of larger pelagic fish which prey on the forage fish are billfish...
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The first USS Menhaden (SP-847) was a United States Navy patrol vessel and tug in commission from 1917 to 1919. Menhaden was built as a commercial tug...
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the menhaden fishing industry. Menhaden processing factories on Cockrell Creek produced fish oil, meal, and fertilizer from menhaden. The menhaden fishing...
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as of 2021[update], with sea scallops, oysters, Chesapeake blue crabs, menhaden, and hardshell clams as the largest seafood harvests by value, and France...
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1.3 million tons in 2013. The most important species in the area, Gulf menhaden, reached a million tons in the mid-1980s but only half a million tons in...
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largest catches by species are the blue crab, oysters, striped bass, and menhaden. The Bay also has overwintering waterfowl in its wildlife refuges. The...
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particularly fishes of the order Clupeiformes (herrings, sardines, shad, hilsa, menhaden, anchovies, and sprats), but also other small fish, including halfbeaks...
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shark Grouper Grunion Grunt Grunter Grunt sculpin Gudgeon Guitarfish Gulf menhaden Gulper eel Gulper Gunnel Guppy Gurnard Haddock Hagfish Hairtail Hake Halfbeak...
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numerous shellfish and crab species. Some of these include the Atlantic menhaden, striped bass, American eel, eastern oyster, Atlantic horseshoe crab, and...
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engaged in the menhaden fishing industry. Menhaden factories on Cockrell Creek produced fish oil, meal, and fertilizer from menhaden. The menhaden fishing industry...
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the Atlantic menhaden fishing industry. It is named for Captain Elijah W. Reed (1827-1888), who is credited with bringing the menhaden fishing industry...
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gudgeon, halfbeaks such as ballyhoo, and scad. Some larger fish such as menhaden, flying fish or ladyfish may be considered bait fish in some circles, depending...
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intertidal zones, and estuaries in pursuit of prey fish such as salmon, menhaden, anchovy, sea bass, herring, mackerel, cod, whiting and flatfish, and occasionally...
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commercial importance, e.g. in the genus Alosa (river herrings), Brevoortia (menhadens), and Sardina. The Alosidae were previously included in the herring family...
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predatory billfish bonito mackerel salmon shark tuna Forage anchovy herring menhaden sardine shad sprat Demersal cod eel flatfish pollock ray Mixed carp tilapia...
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Clupeidae Anchovies herring Ilisha mackerel (small) menhaden sardine shad sprats Other Capelin goldband fusilier halfbeak smelt krill squid (small)...
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feeders. For example, the Atlantic menhaden, a type of herring, lives on plankton caught in midwater. Adult menhaden can filter up to four gallons of water...
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predatory billfish bonito mackerel salmon shark tuna Forage anchovy herring menhaden sardine shad sprat Demersal cod eel flatfish pollock ray Mixed carp tilapia...
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predatory billfish bonito mackerel salmon shark tuna Forage anchovy herring menhaden sardine shad sprat Demersal cod eel flatfish pollock ray Mixed carp tilapia...
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using the purse seine was developed, and eventually the menhaden population collapsed. Menhaden feed on phytoplankton, helping to keep them in check, and...
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meunière Turbot War Predator billfish bonito mackerel salmon shark tuna Forage anchovy herring menhaden sardine shad sprat Demersal cod flatfish pollock ray...
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