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Mail Address: P.O. Box B, Spirit Lake, IA 51360, USA Address: 1301 18th Street, Spirit Lake, Iowa 51360, USA 800-831-5174 Toll Free USA 712-336-1750 712-336-4681 fax stollerfisheries@mchsi.com |
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 Scientific name: coregonus artedii Size: length: 11-15 inches(28-38 cm) weight: 6-24 ounces (170-680 grams) Status: Lake herring, relative to the whitefish family, has a small, slender body. Herring population thrives in western Lake Superior of the Great Lakes and in the state of Minnesota, where stocking has occurred. Herring is also in northern Lake Huron and limited numbers have reappeared in Lake Michigan’s lower Green Bay. Nutritional value: 3 ounce portion of raw product has 96 calories, 2.3% fat, and 17.7% protein. Features and benefits: Like the whitefish, lake herring has a delicate flesh of excellent flavor. The diet of herring consists of plankton, the plant and animal life that floats freely in rivers and lakes. Herring also eats insects and minnows. Product forms: Lake herring is marketed in the form of head-on, dressed whole fish, very often smoked. Salt herring is also another product form. A minor quantity is minced and further processed. |
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