From 1926 to 1930, research was carried
out by Roger Harrison and associates
at a laboratory at Reedville, Va., on
fundamental aspects of the operation of
the menhaden industry. Menhaden is
used not for human food but rather for
manufacture of fish oil, fish meal, and
fish solubles, all industrial products.
This 4-year study resulted in a 113-page
publication (Harrison, 1931) giving voluminous
detail of menhaden oil manufacture.