Thousands of sea lions, whales and birds can be seen at this time of year feeding on the large schools of herring. Bears and other land mammals also eat the herring eggs on shorelines.

Ḵaakal.áat Florence Marks Sheakley: G̱áax’w. That means herring eggs. Ḵaakal.áat Florence Marks Sheakley: Ḵaa jéexʼ kei ...

In the Northern Atlantic Ocean, herring are a keystone species, which means many other organisms within the ecosystem rely on these fish and their eggs for survival. Herring shape both ends of the ...