. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. reportedly yielding a billion herring a season by 1880. Fisheries and wildlife officials determined in the 1960s and 70s that in good years, more than a million herring were taken by recrea- tional fishermen using dip nets. As recently as the 1950s, Perry - Wynns Fishery Company in Colerain— once considered the largest freshwater herring processing plant in the world—saw seasons with as much as a million pounds of fish per day pro- cessed there. "Every bit of that was right out of this river,'' said c
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. reportedly yielding a billion herring a season by 1880. Fisheries and wildlife officials determined in the 1960s and 70s that in good years, more than a million herring were taken by recrea- tional fishermen using dip nets. As recently as the 1950s, Perry - Wynns Fishery Company in Colerain— once considered the largest freshwater herring processing plant in the world—saw seasons with as much as a million pounds of fish per day pro- cessed there. "Every bit of that was right out of this river,'' said co-owner Lee Wynns, whose herring processing now is closer to 25,000 pounds per day and is not heavily dependent on local catch. The herring themselves, as well as the demand and labor force, continue to decrease in numbers. Changing eating habits, accom- panied by a changing economy, have lessened the role of herring in today's society of conve- nience, the old-timers say. "Anybody 50 years old and down ain't going to eat too many herring," In the early years of this century, herring nets were hauled in by boats with steam engines. says Nixon. "Everybody now has got too much money to eat ; Still, during spring, the driveway down the hill to the Cypress Grill and nearby River's Edge in Jamesville is lined daily with cars as visitors crowd inside for the crisp-fried herring and a taste of nostalgia. Outside along the nverbanks there's a hint of sadness in the faces of some of the fishermen and onlookers over the fish's decline. But from his grocery in town, Blount—who has a small supply of corned herring for sale up front—just accepts it. "The Lord knows what we need," he says, ' 'and when we needed her- ring they were here.'' 1: Hard times for herring fishermen B Y R EDGERTON Guy Cox sits on the hard clay bank of the Roanoke, munch- ing on a river herring fried so brown you can't tell where the fry ends and the meat begins. "May
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