In the undersea world of oceans, bays and estuaries, they are the fish that we rarely think of or even see: Atlantic silverside minnows, bay, silver and striped anchovies and sand eels.

American shad led the list, followed by Blueback herring, White perch, Eastern silvery minnow, Atlantic menhaden, Bay anchovy, Banded killifish, Spottail shiner, Striped bass and Atlantic silverside.

As an example, “not allowing the floodgates to open if someone comes over and decides that Atlantic silversides will make you live to 152,” Schratwieser said.

P.E.I. and Nova Scotia have the only commercial Atlantic silverside fisheries in Canada. The small fish resemble minnows, spawn in coastal ponds and rivers, ...

Fishermen catching Atlantic silverside on Prince Edward Island are seeing a rise in demand as the lobster industry increasingly uses the small fish as bait. The main market for silversides has ...

Fishermen catching Atlantic silverside on Prince Edward Island are seeing a rise in demand as the lobster industry increasingly uses the small fish as bait.