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herring
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her·ring
/ ˈhering/
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n.
a silvery fish (Clupea and other genera) that is most abundant in coastal waters and is of great commercial importance as a food fish in many parts of the world. The
herring family (Clupeidae) also includes the sprats, shads, and pilchards.
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Herring we go
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 4/19/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...During the next 300 years, herring and other migratory fish disappeared...centuries. Experts said the herring decline was due to the destruction...half a manufactory, and of herrings, never a one," he wrote...began a program to promote herring runs. The Weymouth fish ladders...
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Herring still for tea?
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 8/21/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...dependent on the herring. Yarmouth's grant...ten milliard of herrings' a year, and for...it held an annual herring fair which could...mildest of all cured herrings (the strongest was the 'red herring', which used to...
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Herring takes charge
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/27/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Cathy Herring is on track to have an athletic career...Post-Tribune photo) Even when Cathy Herring was a sophomore in high school, James...Northwestern State last year, Onikeku knew Herring was the foundation to build his new team...
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Herring poachers are catch of the day ; Charles population in decline despite harvesting ban
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/19/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...recreational saltwater fishing enthusiasts in New England. River herring, a.k.a. alewives and blueback herring, are the favorite food of striped bass. But catching river herring for use as bait has been banned since 2006 due to the sharply...
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Herring catch cuts raise alarm Reductions pressure fishermen, lobstermen
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 9/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...number of days that fishing boats can land herring, alarming Maine fishermen who depend upon herring for their livelihoods. And it's not just...Maine's lobstermen, who use predominantly herring as bait for their lobster traps, fear that...
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Herring runs cast in doubt
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/17/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...eat next Sunday? Before last year, the herring run into Pembroke was abundant and the annual festival in Herring Run Park on Route 14 was a local sensation...is whether thousands of silver and gray herring will swim up the Barker River into the...
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Herring aren't blowing bubbles, Fish communicate in a special way
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 12/6/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...ourselves hundreds of times is: How do herring communicate? I'm pleased to report...which can be summarized in three words: Herring break wind. I swear I am not making this...smarting') sound to bubbles coming out of a herring's anus. No fish had been known to emit...
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Herring prime target for fishermen in area.(Sports)(Weekend Athlete)(Outdoors)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 4/18/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...is the poor man's tarpon, the lowly herring will never qualify for anything as lofty...of species that relentlessly hunt the herring. Also include Johnny Greer, Sammy Proctor...third his age. "I've been after herring for most of my life," said Sanford on...
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Herring ban targets food chain mainstay ; Regulators say a June-to- September fishing ban in coastal waters is needed to protect stocks in the Gulf of Maine.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 11/20/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Press Herald (Maine) 11-20-2005 Herring ban targets food chain mainstay...impose a seasonal ban on midwater herring trawlers in coastal waters because they believe the trawlers are harming herring stocks, a vital food source for many...
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Herring fishery gets break on fixed-gear days
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 3/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...industry, which depends largely on fresh herring for bait, recently may have gotten a...all depends how much of the bait will be herring caught with fixed gear after the end of May. Regulators have had quotas on how much herring may be caught by any means in any given...
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Herrings
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Herrings The herrings are a bony fish belonging...about 200 species of herring in the family. Herrings are a streamlined...fishing grounds. Because herrings tend to migrate in enormous...enormous numbers of herring. The Atlantic herring...
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herring
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the shad ( Alosa ). Herrings are relatively small...plants. The adult common herring, Clupea harengus...kippers, and red herrings. The name sprat is...species of commercial herring. Herrings are classified in the...
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Herring, Fanny
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Herring, Fanny (1832–1906), actress...1850s that she found her niche. There Herring soon became the darling of the gallery...herself to important vaudeville houses. Herring continued to perform, still frequently...
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Herring, John Frederick Sen
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Herring, John Frederick Sen. ( b Surrey, 1795; d Meopham, Kent, 23 Sept...Frederick Jun. ( d 1907), and he also had a painter brother, Benjamin Herring Sen. (1806–30). It is often not easy to distinguish between...
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Herring, John Frederick, Sen
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Herring, John Frederick, Sen (1795–1865). British painter, the...Frederick, Jun. (died 1907), and he also had a painter brother, Benjamin Herring, Sen. (1806–30). It is often not easy to distinguish between...
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