RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

River Herring Bycatch in the Atlantic Herring Fishery will be discussed at the next New England Fishery Management Council meeting on September 26, 2012 in Plymouth On Wednesday, September 26 at 10:45AM in Plymouth the New England Fishery Management Council will be discussing the issue of river herring bycatch in the Atlantic Herring Fishery. TheRead more

River Herring Network – Late Summer Workshop Thursday September 13, 2012 5:30-7:30PM Bourne Veteran’s Memorial Community Center – 239 Main St. Buzzards Bay AGENDA 5:30PM Welcome, Introductions, and Updates 5:45PM How to Create a River Herring Sustainable Fishery Plan Brad Chase, MA Division of Marine Fisheries will explain the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 2009Read more

After Labor Day and the mass exodus of people from Cape Cod, the juvenile river herring, also known as fry start their downstream journey from the ponds they have called home for the past 2 or 3 months to salt marsh embayments and then eventually to the open ocean. As Wellfleet’s Herring Warden, I startRead more