# @sealegacy on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVhUtVQD7pI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/58478275-sealegacy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/d6a3fb8884.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-05T23:09:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SeaLegacy (@sealegacy) — https://gondola.cc/sealegacy

## Caption

Right now, off Canada’s west coast, millions of tiny silver fish are rising from the depths, turning the water turquoise and creating one of the most incredible natural events on Earth. It’s a spectacle that brings everyone together, from whales to wolves and Indigenous communities.

This is the herring spawn. Today, many of these spawning grounds are disappearing, threatening the ecosystems they support and everyday products you might not realize depend on them. Our friends at pacificwild have spent years documenting this extraordinary species and fighting to protect it.

What common products are made from herring, and why are their spawning grounds disappearing? Sign up for Ripple Effect with katiecouricmedia to get mitty’s full essay straight to your inbox next week — link in bio!

Photos by iantmcallister & mitty

#HerringSpawn #PacificNorthwest #Fisheries #Explore

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