Herring

As a cornerstone species that is a major part of salmon and other marine predator diets, herring health and populations are critical to the ecosystem and maintaining biodiversity.

There is a lot of information available from organizations specializing in Herring, Salmon and various species affected by, or impacted by the herring population and their ability to spawn. A major factor in their decline is of course human activity and fishing.

We have included links to really great information from a variety of sources. You can also have a look at the SIPS news archive regarding herring here.

Websites

• Herring Conservation and Restoration Society
• Pacific Salmon Foundation

Books & PDFs

• Herring and People of the North Pacific
• "Saltwater People" available at: UVI Bookstore or read online on the W̱SÁNEĆ website.
• Strait of Georgia Herring: Restoring the Salmon Food Web | VOL.1 | 2024

Video

• Voices of Saanich - "We are the Herring of the Salish Sea" - March 2024
• Lekwungen: Place to Smoke Herring (on Vimeo)
• SLHEWUT (HERRING) - Hul’q’umi’num Knowledge of Herring (on Vimeo)
• Pacific Herring Spawn Reporting (on Facebook)