Tales of a Small, But Crucial, Fish

The Most Important Fish in the Sea . Menhaden and America. By H. Bruce Franklin . Island Press, Washington, DC, 2007. 278 pp. $25. ISBN 9781597261241. The author explores the roles of menhaden in the natural and national histories of the United States and the threats that current overexploitation po...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Pauly, Daniel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2007
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1147800
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1147800
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Summary:The Most Important Fish in the Sea . Menhaden and America. By H. Bruce Franklin . Island Press, Washington, DC, 2007. 278 pp. $25. ISBN 9781597261241. The author explores the roles of menhaden in the natural and national histories of the United States and the threats that current overexploitation poses to the fish's future.