Species Collapse, Menhaden
2012 • Atlantic Ocean
“If the mossbunker population is indeed dwindling over the long term, it spells big trouble for Chesapeake Bay. Like oysters in the lower layers, menhaden are filter feeders, removing plankton from the waters of the bay. The Chesapeake Bay oysters have been driven to near extinction; if the menhaden go, there will be nothing to clean the estuaries.”
Franklin, H. Bruce. “Health & Medicine / Nutrition.” The Most Important Fish in the Sea. 1 Sept. 2001. Web. 22 Feb. 2012.
CA School of Menhaden,” Stephen A. Schwarzman Building / Photography Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, courtesy of the New York Public Library. www.nypl.org
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