menhaden
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- noun
- /mɛnˈheɪdən/
- US
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menhaden
- During March or early April, schools of adult menhaden reassemble in coastal waters and move rapidly northward.
- menhaden oil
- menhaden fishery
- juvenile menhaden
Examples
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Vessels, in particular, are specifically designed for menhaden fishing and are generally not used in other fisheries.
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Recent assessments of the status of the Atlantic and Gulf menhaden stocks are summarized.
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There are a number of other potential menhaden products that are discussed in this paper.
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Descriptions of eggs from other species of menhaden followed a number of years later.
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During the late 1940s, the Gulf menhaden fleet increased rapidly from 10 to 53 vessels.
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Exceptional year classes of Gulf menhaden in recent years account for record landings during the 1980s.
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The NMFS serves as the primary research agency dealing with menhaden for the commissions.
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After landings declined in the 1960s, the Atlantic menhaden stock has recovered through the 1970s and 1980s.
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For the 10-year period of 1980-89, the average annual menhaden oil production was 0.132 million tons.
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The menhaden are often harvested to produce fish meal that is used in animal feed.
Synonyms
A small North American silver fish like a herring that people use for fish oil and fertilizer
A small oily fish found near North American coasts
A group of small fish like herring, called menhaden, found along the Atlantic coasts of the Americas
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word menhaden comes from an Algonquian Native American word that meant 'manure' or 'fertilizer', because early settlers used these oily fish to make fertilizer and oil. That's why today menhaden are known as small, oily fish used to make fish meal, oil, and fertilizer.