{
  "id": 10409986,
  "title": "The herring fishery that took 400 years to rebound—and what it teaches us today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/the-herring-fishery-that-took-400-years-to-rebound-and-what-it",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-herring-fishery-years-rebound-today.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "From the 13th to the 16th century, herring from the Sound—the strait in the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Sweden—was one of northern Europe's most important trade goods. Salted herring from the so-called Skanör-Falsterbo fishery fed large parts of Europe. Around 1570, however, the fishery collapsed rapidly, with far-reaching consequences for trade, politics and society. It took almost 400 years,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}