tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post4615544981019458240..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Watching all the Boats Go By, Waiting for the Herringmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-70178542667785618352008-03-11T10:56:00.000-07:002008-03-11T10:56:00.000-07:00Imagine my surprise that a "herring punt" is actua...Imagine my surprise that a "herring punt" is actually a boat, and not an esoteric sport played by fishermen as I had hoped.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874196441496831678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-22542582758606072282008-03-11T07:55:00.000-07:002008-03-11T07:55:00.000-07:00Good question, Pseu. The most lucrative part of th...Good question, Pseu. The most lucrative part of this fishery is in the roe which are removed from the female herring and processed for the Japanese market (for human consumption). What's left will primarily be rendered into pet food and perhaps fertilizer. I should add that the fishery (as with the fish themselves) is much, much reduced from earlier years and discussions are ongoing over whether it should take place at all.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-57386818462267725982008-03-11T06:59:00.000-07:002008-03-11T06:59:00.000-07:00Is herring mainly used as bait fish? Or is it for...Is herring mainly used as bait fish? Or is it for human consumption?Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com