Spring on Puget Sound is about gardens bursting with tulips and daffodils, white sails set against glistening blue seas, and massive, shimmering schools of silvery herring. Schools of what? In an ecosystem where whales and other charismatic megafauna get most of the attention, herring are neither charismatic nor mega.  At four to eight inches, they … Continue reading The Good News: Puget Sound Herring