Menhaden

Menhaden

The menhaden is a deep bodied fish, reaching lengths of 40 cm. Menhaden are found along the Atlantic coast of the United States. The menhaden live in large shoals of fish numbering in the millions. These shoals of toothless fish feed on plankton in the warmer, shallow costal waters. It is here that the menhaden faces its enemy. The menhaden is a popular food to other larger fish and has been harvested by fisheries for many years, greatly depleting their numbers. [BM] {FW}