0 a long, silver-coloured fish that swims in large groups in the sea, or its flesh eaten as food --
1 a long silver fish that swims in large groups in the sea and is used as food --
The herring harvest increased from 18,000 tonnes in 1988 to over 560,000 tonnes in 1991, before this fishery also collapsed.
These results suggest that the parasite fauna of herring are spatially variable but remain temporally stable in both the short and long term.
But it proves to be a red herring.
This whole debate, in fact, seems like a red herring.
This reference to history is a red herring.
Citing spiders (or bees) is simply a red herring.
Frankly, we think this notion is nothing but a red herring that detracts from the problem at hand.
Some parasites of herring have been used as biological tags for fish and fisheries research.
