RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

NOAA Fisheries is looking for help with getting in touch with people who used to harvest river herring in Massachusetts. They are conducting a phone survey of individuals from Maine to North Carolina who harvested river herring (alewives and blueback herring) commercially, recreationally, or for personal use at some point in their lifetime. The purposeRead more

We have a date! The fourth annual River Herring Network meeting will take place on Thursday, October 30 at the Plymouth Public Library on 132 South St. Snacks, drinks, and a pizza lunch will be provided. The meeting includes a field trip to nearby Town Brook to view the ongoing dam removal work & learnRead more

More open North, South rivers would help fish  By Kristi Funderburkkfunderburk@wickedlocal.comPosted Aug. 21, 2014 @ 12:00 pmWicked Local Marshfield Two projects that could improve fish passage and population in Marshfield and Scituate rivers have a fighting chance for state funding.The projects — including a plan to renovate a fish ladder and raise the reservoir inRead more

River herring population on the rise SouthCoasttoday.com By Ariel Wittenbergawittenberg@s-t.comAugust 20, 2014 12:00 AMRIVER HERRING River Herring are small, silvery fish that grow to be six to 12 inches long• The term “river herring” encompasses two separate fish species — alewives and blueback herring — which are very similar to each other.• Millions of riverRead more

Plans for Pembroke herring run improvements still aren’t firm The Patriot LedgerMark BurridgeEditorPosted Aug. 2, 2014 @ 8:00 am PEMBROKE – The state Legislature approved funding for improvements to Pembroke’s herring run improvements in April, but exactly what work will be done remains to be decided.Town officials are in the process of obtaining pricing forRead more

DAM RIGHT: Hathaway Pond fish ladder donations transferred to Beaton’s Inc. The region’s largest cranberry grower found a new stream of funding through a sportsmen’s organization with a symbiotic relationship to the waterways that feed the grower’s bogs. Wicked Local RochesterChris ReagleCommunity EditorPosted Jul. 30, 2014 @ 6:00 am ROCHESTER – The region’s largest cranberryRead more

Talk of the Towns – A humble fish altered history along the Nemasket Middleboro GazetteJuly 25, 2014 A humble fish altered history along the NemasketEvery spring, the Nemasket River welcomes thousands of migratory river herring that thrash and leap as they fight their way upstream from Mount Hope Bay. Of all non-domesticated animals, the riverRead more

The fourth annual River Herring Network meeting will take place in October, and we’re looking for your ideas for speakers and topics. There are so many things we could discuss – which are most important to you as a herring warden, natural resource officer, volunteer herring counter, or river herring enthusiast? Please click the linkRead more

Tri-town herring count up significantly The good news is the herring have come back in stronger numbers to Tri-town spawning grounds than in recent years, but it will still be a long time before the small food and bait fish can be harvested again in Massachusetts coastal waters, rivers and ponds. Chris ReagleCommunity EditorPosted Jul.Read more

Wicked Local MedfordJuly 13, 2014Medford citizen scientists monitor 2014 herring migration The 2014 herring migration was tracked by more than 90 volunteer herring monitors at the DCR Upper Mystic Lake dam in Medford as part of the third year of the Mystic River Watershed Association’s Herring Monitoring Program.This baseline study provides valuable information to marineRead more