In coordination with the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the Association of German Scuba Divers (VDST), the German Angelfishing Association (DAFV) has decided to nominate the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) as fish of the year again in 2022. Due to the Corona pandemic in 2021, it was not possible to give herring the attention and recognition it deserves. [...]