The term MEASURE OF HERRING is composed of two words, CRAN (4 letters) and MAISE (5 letters). CRAN is an acronym for the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, which is an international agreement that was signed in 1979 to protect wild animals and plants in Europe. MAISE stands for Maximum Allowable Increase in Stock Exploitation, which is a measure of the amount of herring that can be caught without endangering the species. Together, CRAN and MAISE form the term MEASURE OF HERRING, which is used to refer to the maximum amount of herring that can be harvested from a given area without damaging the population.