Menhaden, also known as mossbunker, bunker, and "the most important fish in the sea", [1] are forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, two genera of marine fish in the order Clupeiformes.

The Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) is a North American species of fish in the herring family, Alosidae. [3] Atlantic menhaden are found in North Atlantic coastal and estuarine waters from Nova Scotia south to northern Florida. They are commonly found in all salinities of the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic water. They swim in large ...

2023年1月31日 · Found in coastal and estuarine waters from Nova Scotia to northern Florida, Atlantic menhaden play many important roles. They are filter feeders, primarily consuming phytoplankton and zooplankton in the water column. Menhaden support …

2024年1月25日 · Menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, are small, nutrient-packed fish that are central to the Chesapeake Bay's food chain and support one of the largest commercial fisheries on the Atlantic coast. As a result of their environmental and economic importance, management of the menhaden fishery is a political flashpoint across the region.

Menhaden, any of several species of valuable Atlantic coastal fishes in the genus Brevoortia of the herring family (Clupeidae), utilized for oil, fish meal, and fertilizer. Menhaden have a deep body, sharp-edged belly, large head, and tooth-edged scales.

Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) occupy estuaries and coastal waters from Nova Scotia to northern Florida and are believed to consist of a single population. Adult and juvenile menhaden form large, near-surface schools, primarily in estuaries and nearshore ocean waters from early spring through early winter.

2019年11月26日 · Menhaden are an essential source of food for osprey, eagles, whales, porpoises, striped bass, bluefish and many other species. Because of their energy-rich oil, they’ve also been commercially harvested for decades to be ground down into dietary and dog food supplements, and commercial fertilizer.

Menhaden support one of the most commercially important fisheries along the Atlantic Coast, providing fish meal, fish oil, and bait for other fisheries. More pounds of menhaden are landed each year than any other fish in the United States, with coast-wide landings ranging from 300,000 to 400,000 metric tons since the mid-1970s.

2023年3月30日 · Menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.) are small, filter-feeding fish belonging to the Clupeidae family, including sardines, herring, and shad.

Atlantic menhaden constitute the largest landings, by volume, of any commercial fishery along the Atlantic Coast. They rank second in the United States for landings behind only pollock on the West Coast in Alaska, and the relative abundance of …