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 ...

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

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.