Gibbing

The throats is, especially for herring, a common way of removing the entrails. The abdominal cavity of the fish is not opened in the conventional manner by a cut from the anus to the gills. Instead, the intestines are pulled out through the throat. It may happen that parts of the viscera remain in the abdominal cavity. When Matjeshering the whereabouts of the pancreas is not only desirable, but essential for the initiation of enzyme maturation required.

• Fishing