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Judgmental Herring And Massive Shoals
- Andrew recounts an 18th-century Scottish belief that herring would leave coasts where violence or adultery occurred.
- He describes enormous, tightly packed herring shoals that sometimes trapped boats and could be scooped up by hand.
Why Herring Appear And Vanish
- Herring form synchronized night spawning aggregations that can reach 250 million and span kilometers.
- Their dense, jigsaw packing explains both massive catches and historical superstitions about their disappearance.
Strange Fishing Rituals And Herring Lung
- Andrew and Dan describe Scottish fishing superstitions like tossing fishermen or porridge into the sea to coax catches.
- They note occupational effects like 'herring lung' from inhaling herring protein among processing workers.