Kali Wexler

Feb 23, 2024 | canadiangeographic.ca | Kali Wexler |Sara Johnson

For millennia, the annual spring herring spawn along the shores of Hornby Island has drawn seabirds and seals, porpoises, orcas and people. It’s both a spectacle and a feast: the seas turn milky turquoise as the tens of thousands of males release their milt to fertilize the females’ eggs, lapped by the waves and blanketing every square centimetre of rock and vegetation.