Menhaden Mystery Coast of Carolina

There is a mystery along the South Carolina coast. Menhaden fish have washed up dead on the shore.

Thousands of dead fish washed up on the beach at the south end of Pawleys Island Tuesday afternoon.

The fish are menhaden, and the SC Department of Natural Resources have been notified of the incident.

Menhaden fish are a small, oily fish that are used for fish oil and its oil is also an ingredient in lipstick and they are also used for livestock feed.

Pogy should not be confused with Porgy.

A menhaden, also known as mossbunker, bunker, and pogy, are forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium species.

Check out some local Long Island pictures here.