Norwegian Herring Foodways

Sild

Specialised

The other great fishery, and the more volatile one: the Norwegian spring-spawning herring came and went in cycles that made and ruined whole coastal districts, collapsed almost completely in the late 1960s from overfishing, and has since recovered under quota. Salted, smoked, marinated and pickled; spekesild with flatbrรธd, potato and sour cream; and the herring oil and meal industry behind it.

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Communities and languages

Languages: Norwegian (Bokmรฅl)

What is recorded

  • Collapse of the Norwegian spring-spawning herring stock from overfishing; recovery since under quota. documented

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