Fatbacks, Bunkies, and Pogies

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