Menhaden

  • 41hardhead — menhaden men*ha den, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy},… …

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  • 42mossbunker — menhaden men*ha den, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy},… …

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  • 43pogy — menhaden men*ha den, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy},… …

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  • 44whitefish — menhaden men*ha den, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; called also {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy},… …

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  • 45Omega Protein — Corporation Type Public (NYSE: OME) Industry Fish products Founded 1998 …

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  • 46Reedville, Virginia — Reedville is an unincorporated town in Northumberland County in the Northern Neck region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located at the eastern terminus of U.S. Route 360 (the Northumberland Highway) east of Heathsville at the head of… …

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  • 47Brevoortia tyrannus — Atlantischer Menhaden Atlantischer Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) Systematik Teilklasse: Echte Knochenfische (Teleostei) …

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  • 48Northumberland County, Virginia — Seal …

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  • 49Sea shanty — For the song Sea Shanty by Quasi, see Featuring Birds For the album Sea Shanties by English band High Tide, see High Tide (band). Sailors sang shanties while performing shipboard labor A shanty (also spelled chantey , chanty ) is a type of work… …

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  • 50Elijah W. Reed — (November 27, 1827 ndash; January 27, 1888) was a ship captain from Brooklin, Maine who is credited with establishment of the menhaden fishing industry in Virginia s Northern Neck region. In 1874, Captain Reed moved his business to Northumberland …

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