Our home is in Canada on an island off the coast of Maine. The island's many coves are filled with herring weirs designed for the extreme high and low tides of the Bay of Fundy. From our back door we can see three, but there are four more out of our sight in the cove. During the season they are seined whenever they are full, which has been very often this year.

We get to see the herring carriers arrive to suck the herring out of the main net and into a scaler before entering the hold. Scales are used in the cosmetic industry, while the herring are processed here on the island and the mainland. Next time you buy sardines, look for the Brunswick brand. They're sold in stores all over the world. :-)

Here's a picture of a weir: http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/gest/agm06.html