herring-army

Updated: June 13, 2025

I have heard that what is called a "shoal" of herrings consists of millions of fish, and takes up a place in the sea larger than the area of London. This fish takes its name from an old word which means an army; and the herring-army has to come a long, long march if we so speak of a journey through "the paths of the seas" before it, as it were, encamps near our shores.

Caroline Pridham - Twilight and Dawn: Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation