noun
- plural of menhaden; marine fish of the herring family found along the Atlantic coast, used commercially for oil and fertilizer
Usage: commercial fishing
Examples
- The fishing boats returned with holds full of menhadens.
- Menhadens are processed into fish meal and oil for various industries.
- Large schools of menhadens migrate along the eastern seaboard.
- Commercial fishermen harvest millions of menhadens each year.
- The menhadens were caught using purse seine nets.
- Menhadens play an important role in the marine food chain.