Sardines as food
Sardines are a nutrient-rich, small, oily fish widely consumed by humans and as forage fish by larger fish species, seabirds and marine mammals. The term sardine was first used in English during the early 15th century, and may come from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. Sardines are commercially fished for a variety of uses: bait, immediate consumption, canning, drying, salting,...
