What is Alewife?

Alewife, the type alosa , is a fish species and is also known as Sawbelly, Gaspereau and Kiack. These fish come from the Atlantic coast along the Eastern United States and Canada. In the 1950s and sixties, the fish became known for their rapid invasion of large lakes, especially Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Their population has since been checked for predators such as salmon, which was released in lakes.

Average adult Alewife grows to 10-11 inches (25-28 cm) and generally weighs more than 9 ounces (255 grams). Alewives found on the Atlantic coast are larger than those found in freshwater lakes. The typical life of this fish is six years old. These fish move in color from silver to metal blue-green, with their darkest color on their backs. They also have a characteristic line on their belly, which resembles a number of saw blades, and therefore one of their common name. Alewife standards were once a hot commodity because of their role inmaking fake pearl.

Although they are closely relatives, Alewives differs from the appearance of the seabed - they have a wider body, a place behind the gills and the dorsal fin is closer to the nose than to the tail. When captured, their abdominal lining is often much lighter than the sequence. For human consumption, they are often chosen over the sequence for better taste and other fish meat.

Alewife tends to achieve sexual maturity between three and four years of life. They are anadromic, which means they migrate for friction. They usually mature in the oceans of salty water before they set out on fresh water. Once a woman laid approximately 60,000-100,000 eggs, the fish return to the ocean. This path from different waters is difficult for fish and tends to lose weight during these paths. Repeated paths often lead to death.

Alewife tends to feed on plankton, but some also consume small fish, such as Sites, Cunners and Eels. At the timeStating usually does not eat, but usually absorb shrimp on the way back to the sea. The bait is often not necessary to capture the Alewives because they can be accumulated using large submersible networks because it is drained downstream after friction. They can be caught for human consumption or for use as a bait for other fish, especially Pollock, Lobster and COD.