Herring as food Herring as food Herrings are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family Clupeidae. They often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast. The most abundant and commercially important species belong to the genus "Clupea", found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans, including the Baltic Sea, as well as off the west coast of South America. Three species of "Clupea" are recognized. The main taxon, the Atlantic herring, accounts for over half the world's commercial capture of herrings. Herrings played a pivotal role in the history of marine fisheries
The Wreck in the North Sea The Wreck in the North Sea The Wreck in the North Sea () is a 1915 Dutch silent drama film directed by Theo Frenkel. It is a little romantic silent movie, about a fisher called Arend who leaves his beloved Marie to fish again ind the North sea for his work. Before he leaves, the desperate Jan van der Velde (who is loving Marie in secretly silence) sabotaged the boat of Arend. The boat of Arend sinks than, and Marie never hear of him again. Marie finds some comfort in Jan's arms, but hears later of Jan's sabotage of the