Nutritional Information
Like most herring species, American shad are very high in omega 3, and in particular contain nearly twice as much per unit weight as wild salmon. They are also very low in toxins like PCBs, dioxins, and mercury by EPA standards. The American or Atlantic shad (A. sapidissima) is a valued food fish.
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