they prey on microscopic inverterbrates such as phytoplankton,zooplankton,larval fish and crustachens occasionaly young mollusks or shellfish such as the black [blue] mussel
Menhaden are found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States.
A pogy is known as a menhaden. A menhaden is also known as a mossbunker or bunker and refers to any forage fish of the genera Brevortia and Ethmidium, in the family Clupeidae.
Alexander J. Chester has written: 'Sampling statistics in the Atlantic menhaden fishery' -- subject(s): Statistical methods, Atlantic menhaden, Menhaden fisheries, Sampling (Statistics)
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Rob Leon Greer has written: 'The menhaden industry of the Atlantic coast' -- subject(s): Menhaden fisheries
Menhaden fish belong to the family Clupeidae and are primarily represented by two species: the Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) and the Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus). These fish are important for both commercial fishing and as a forage species in marine ecosystems, serving as a key food source for larger fish, birds, and marine mammals. They are commonly found along the Atlantic coast of North America.
Weakfish feed on a crabs, shrimp, squid, shelled mollusks, annelid worms. But they prefer smaller fish, such as menhaden, butterfish, herring, scup, anchovies, silversides, and mummichogs,
Richard L Kroger has written: 'Tagging and tag-recovery experiments with Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus' -- subject(s): Fish tagging, Menhaden
Menhaden fish are found along the Atlantic coast of the United States, from New England down to Florida. They inhabit coastal waters and estuaries, where they play a crucial role in the ecosystem as filter feeders.
Menhaden are a type of herring.
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1982 the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission found it necessary to recommend protective regulations. In 1985 U.S. fishermen landed 2.7 billion pounds of menhaden,