The smaller fish at the bottom of the food chain tend to be a better choice: They reproduce in great numbers, grow fast, and ...

Anglers along the Atlantic coast want stricter regulations to help improve stocks of Atlantic herring ... prized fish up the ...

Already facing pressure from climate change, critics say now is not the time to increase quotas on a species that helps form ...

Herring shape both ends of the food chain. At the bottom, they feed on plankton and other small organisms such as copepods, krill and fish larvae. At the top, they serve as a rich source of nutrients ...

Herring is perhaps best cooked in white wine or light vinegar - the acid flavours suit its rich flesh. Herring roe is also full of flavour and worth keeping. FAQs about BBC Food ...

A federal decision to increase herring quotas in B.C. is facing pushback from critics who say increased fishing could threaten the return of a species that forms the base of the marine food chain.