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Menhaden

Menhaden, also known as mossbunker, bunker, and "the most important fish in the sea", are forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, two genera of marine fish in the order Clupeiformes. Menhaden is a blend of poghaden (pogy for short) and an Algonquian word akin to Narragansett munnawhatteaûg, derived from munnohquohteau ("he fertilizes")…

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Menhaden

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related to References · 133
Menhaden → Agriculture Organization, Ahrenholz, American Sportfishing Association, Andrew, Ann, April, Archived, Atlantic, Atlantic Menhaden, Atlantic Menhaden Management, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries, August, Bibcode, Bluefish, Brevoortia, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Program, Chesapeake Bay Region, Coastal Conservation Association, Coasts
related to Distribution · 21
Menhaden → Argentina, Argentine, Atlantic, Bahía Blanca, BrazilFinescale, Brazilian, Florida, Gulf, Janeiro, June, Jupiter Inlet, Louisiana, Mexico, Nova Scotia, Rio, Tampa Bay, The, Virginia, Yellowfin, Yucatán
related to Fisheries · 20
Menhaden → According, Amendment, ASMFC, Atlantic, Atlantic Menhaden, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries, Chesapeake Bay, Commercial, Commission, Gulf, In November, In October, Interstate Fishery Management Plan, Marine Science, Mexico, Omega Protein, The, United States, VIMS, Virginia Institute
related to External links · 10
Menhaden → ASMFCGulf States Marine Fisheries, Commission, GSMFCPengelly, March, Martin, Never, NMFSAtlantic States Marine Fisheries, NOAA Fisheries, Sharks, The Guardian
related to Cultural significance · 8
Menhaden → African American, African-American, After, By, Chesapeake, The, These, West African
related to Ecology · 8
Menhaden → After, Along, Atlantic, Because, Chesapeake Bay, Filter, The, They
related to Taxonomy · 8
Menhaden → Atlantic, DNA, Finescale, Gulf, North American, Recent, The, Yellowfin
related to Description · 4
Menhaden → Atlantic, Gulf, In, They
related to Reproduction · 4
Menhaden → Currently, December, March, These
related to Human use · 3
Menhaden → Fish, The, They

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Menhadenis ablend of poghaden0.90text
birds or mammalsinstance ofconverting sunlight into energy which is then transferred to menhaden and then to bigger species of fish or other larger marine organisms0.80text
lipstick.FisheriesAccording to the Virginia Institute of Marine Scienceinstance ofFish oil made from menhaden also is used as a raw material for products0.80text
Menhadenrelated to Cultural significanceAfter0.60section
Menhadenrelated to Cultural significanceChesapeake0.60section
Menhadenrelated to Cultural significanceAfrican-American0.60section
Menhadenrelated to Cultural significanceThe0.60section
Menhadenrelated to Cultural significanceThese0.60section
Menhadenrelated to Cultural significanceWest African0.60section
Menhadenrelated to Cultural significanceAfrican American0.60section
Menhadenrelated to Cultural significanceBy0.60section
Menhadenrelated to DescriptionThey0.60section

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