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Peak Menhaden
Preface. This is a book review of: Bruce Franklin’s 2007 The Most Important Fish in the Sea. Menhaden and America. Island Press. I’d never heard of menhaden until my husband, who grew up in Florida, mentioned them. Just half a … Continue reading
Menhaden: the fish at the bottom of the ocean food web
Preface. Oil has allowed us to extract 90% of the fish in the ocean by being able to go to the ends of the earth using sonar and spotting planes to find the last schools. Menhaden have been overfished for … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity Loss, Fisheries, Jobs and Skills, Starvation
Tagged extinction, fisheries, menhaden, radioactive shellfish, starvation
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