Record #:

31006

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Known by many nicknames, each year the ugly cousin of the herring--menhaden--swim along the Atlantic Coast from southern New England to Florida. These hordes of tiny fish form the basis of a multi-million dollar business, landing more than 2.2 billion pounds, or 43 percent of the total catch of all fish and shellfish in the nation. Forty-five hundred fishermen make $25.8 million and thirty-seven manufacturers gross $43 million in processing.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 18 Issue 4, September 1960, p6-8, por

Subject(s):

Menhaden fisheries--North Carolina