menhaden
noun
men·ha·den
men-ˈhā-dᵊn 
mən-
plural menhaden also menhadens
: a marine fish (Brevoortia tyrannus) of the herring family abundant along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. where it is used for bait or converted into oil and fertilizer
also
: any of several congeneric fishes
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This spinner shark is diving into a school of menhaden fish.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Listen to this article Long Island Sound is swimming with sharks, especially since bluefish and menhaden are plentiful, but should swimmers need to worry?
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
Atlantic menhaden, on the other hand, are found in abundance, swimming in large schools along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., according to the department.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
Image The book raised awareness of the commercial overfishing of menhaden for fertilizer and animal feed, which led the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in 2012 to impose the first catch limits ever.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Listen to this article Long Island Sound is swimming with sharks, especially since bluefish and menhaden are plentiful, but should swimmers need to worry?
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
Atlantic menhaden, on the other hand, are found in abundance, swimming in large schools along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., according to the department.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
Image The book raised awareness of the commercial overfishing of menhaden for fertilizer and animal feed, which led the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in 2012 to impose the first catch limits ever.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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“Menhaden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menhaden. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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menhaden
noun
men·ha·den
men-ˈhād-ᵊn
mən-
plural menhaden also menhadens
: a fish of the Atlantic coast of the U.S. that is related to the herring and is a source of oil and fertilizer
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