Menhaden Fish Oil

Did you know that much of your fish oil comes from Menhaden and that it was in trouble because of overfishing? Well, it is.
But I’d never looked into the fish behind the oil and whether it was fit, morally or environmentally talking, to be consumed. Bluefin tuna, striped bass, redfish and bluefish are only a few of the diners at the menhaden buffet. All these fish are high in omega-3 trans-acids but are unable themselves to synthesize them so they eat Menhaden to get it.

But menhaden are entering the final losing phases of a century-and-a-half fight for survival that began when humans started turning massive colleges into manure and lamp oil.

Once petroleum-based oils replaced menhaden oil in lamps, trillions of menhaden were ground into feed for hogs, chickens and pets. All these products can be made with more environmentally benign substitutes, but menhaden are still utilized in great ( though declining ) numbers because they will be able to be caught and processed inexpensively.

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