Record #:

3701

Author(s):

Frye, John

Abstract:

The menhaden fishing industry once stretched from Maine to Florida, but now is centered in four states - Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The industry peaked in the state in 1956, and the sole plant still operating is in Beaufort.

Source:

Tributaries (NoCar Ref VK 24 N8 T74), Vol. Issue 7, Oct 1997, p6-13, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Menhaden fisheries