Herring haul
Seagulls and eagles fill the sky near Newcastle Island Thursday morning as herring boats in Departure Bay worked to pull in their quotas. The spawning herring, a rarity in Departure Bay, turned the water an emerald green just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.


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