Norwegian klondykers salting herring prior to packing:: OS grid HU4841 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

HU4841 : Norwegian klondykers salting herring prior to packing

near to Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Great Britain

Norwegian klondykers salting herring prior to packing

Here the gutted and beheaded locally caught herring are salted and then packed into barrels. These are then transported to Northern Europe. This trade declined after 1970 with the demise of the herring shoals in the North Sea. Over fishing of the 'ocean common' was the cause of the decline.

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1997

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Grid Square: HU4841, 46 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Robert W Watt (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Wednesday, 16 April, 1997 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 25 November, 2011
Geographical Context: Coastal Islands Industry Docks, Harbours Estuary, Marine
Subject Location: OSGB36: HU 4828 4172 [10m precision]
WGS84: 60:9.4266N 1:7.9265W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: HU 4821 4170
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)