Herring and Anchovy
Films
Dance of the Herring
Surprisingly, herring are almost invisible as they spawn. So this year I went looking for the herring.
Herring Roe Fishery in the Strait of Georgia (2020)
I spend two days amid the commercial herring roe fishery along the shores of Denman Island, saddened by what I see.
Sea Lion and Anchovy Dance
Sea lions feeding on schools of anchovy. Here is what is going on underwater.
Herring: Why Kill the Foundation of the Salish Sea?
As I watch a frenzy of gulls, sea lions and eagles feeding on spawning herring while the herring fleet offloads its catch, I reflect on the ecological role of herring and the folly of the commercial herring fishery.
Herring Spawn! Serengeti of the Sea – Hornby Island, BC
Perhaps the most extraordinary day I have ever spent on the ocean was the day in my kayak in a small herring spawn on the shores of Hornby Island
Howe Sound Ballet
Below a chaos of diving gulls, I discover an underwater ballet of seals, sea lion and anchovy.
Anchovy! Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound
Great schools of anchovy appear in Atlkat7sem-Howe Sound, bringing with them a feeding frenzy of seals, sea lions, and whales.
Great schools of anchovy in Howe Sound
The appearance of anchovy in Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound brought along sea lions and humpback whales that hunt them.