noun
- a small oily fish of the herring family found along the Atlantic coast of North America, used commercially for fish meal, oil, and bait
Examples
- Commercial fishermen harvest millions of pounds of menhaden each year.
- Menhaden oil is used in various industrial products.
- The menhaden population has declined due to overfishing.
- Striped bass feed heavily on schools of menhaden.
- Processing plants convert menhaden into fish meal for animal feed.
- Charter boat captains use menhaden as bait for larger fish.