Menhaden, a baitfish that is rich with omega-3 fatty acids and an important food source for humpback whales that feed off the New Jersey coast, are in the crosshairs of a legal battle in a U.S.

Scientists spot nearly 50 red cusk-eels burrowed into a tubeworm bush at a methane seep in a new-to-science observation A team of scientists from Chile and the United States discovered dozens of red ...

STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — While staff at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) fish hatcheries are working year round, October is especially important as many important fish stockings ...

Sportfishing and environmental groups say tougher regulations are urgently needed for commercial catch of menhaden, a small species crucial to ecosystems along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf Coast. A ...

“Menhaden — The Most Important Fish in the Sea.” That is the title of a book written by H. Bruce Franklin. What does that title mean? Why are these fish so important? One reason is because they are ...

Menhaden, a baitfish that is rich with omega-3 fatty acids and an important food source for humpback whales that feed off the New Jersey coast, are in the crosshairs of a legal battle in a U.S.