Fun Facts!
- Menhaden swim with their mouths open and filter particles suspended in the water in front of them
- Menhaden, like other members of the clupeid family (sardines and herrings), are an important food fish for many other marine animals, including fish, mammals, and birds.
- The menhaden fishery is one of the oldest fisheries in the United States.
- The maximum size of Atlantic menhaden is approximately 15 inches.
- Atlantic menhaden are one of the most abundant fish species in estuarine and coastal Atlantic waters.