Sardine

ocean · fish · super social · food

Tiny but mighty. Sardines are small, oily fish that belong to the herring family and live in oceans all around the world. They're packed with healthy fats that make them shine and shimmer in the water.

Swimming together. Sardines are super social fish that swim in enormous groups called schools, sometimes with millions of sardines moving as one. When they school together, they look like a single giant creature moving through the water.

Ancient history. People have been catching and eating sardines for over 600 years, since at least the early 1400s. The word 'sardine' might come from the island of Sardinia in Italy, where these fish were once very common.

Food for billions. Sardines are one of the most important fish we eat, feeding millions of people around the world. They're also caught to feed farm animals and to be processed into other products.