United States (contiguous states) country information
Common names:
Gulf menhaden, Largescale menhaden, Menhaden
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
Abundance:
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Importance:
highly commercial
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Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
While in inshore waters, age 1 and older Gulf menhaden are subject to an intensive purse seine fishery that extends from Florida to eastern Texas fron about mid-April to early October (Ref. 34923). The fish are processed into meal, oil, and solubles at plants in Mississippi and Louisiana (Ref. 34923).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Alosidae (Shads and Sardines)
Etymology: Brevoortia:From James Carson Brevoort (1818-1887), studie the fauna from Ohio and South Caroline (Ref. 45335). More on author: Goode.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 188). Subtropical; 31°N - 19°N, 95°W - 80°W (Ref. 54290)
Distribution
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