RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

Greetings River Herring Network members! My name is Mo Bancroft – I am a Fisheries Campaign Coordinator for the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance. I am writing to ask you to contact the New England Fishery Management Council regarding an action item surrounding river herring. The Council is meeting next Tuesday at 1 p.m. inRead more

The Pembroke Herring Fisheries Commission invites you to an early morning tour of the Pembroke Herring Run. The bus will leave from the Pembroke Public Library at 142 Center St. and will return to the same location in time for the start of the River Herring Network annual meeting at 10:30AM. Local historian Kyle HarneyRead more

Herring Counts Reveal Strong Santuit Run, Dramatic Decrease in Johns Pond The EnterprisePosted: Friday, September 4, 2015 11:43 amSAM HOUGHTON The number of herring that spawned in Santuit Pond this spring vastly improved from previous years, while Johns Pond numbers dwindled to a dismal low.This year’s herring run estimates were recently tallied by the stateRead more

Fish ladder removal poised to commence$500K contract awarded to Connecticut company Gloucester Times Posted: Saturday, August 8, 2015 3:00 amBy Ray Lamont Staff Writer Gloucester officials have awarded a nearly $500,000 contract for a project aimed at removing a crumbling fish ladder and lagoon system. The system was installed with the 1969 construction of theRead more

Fish Ladder Repairs Could Improve Low Herring Counts CapeNews.netPosted: Thursday, July 30, 2015 10:00 pmSAM HOUGHTON | 0 comments Although a finalized list from the Association to Preserve Cape Cod has yet to be released, herring counts from the Johns Pond fish ladder this year are low compared to prior years. The counts have beenRead more

Early signs of positive changes after herring count Wicked Local MarshfieldBy Kristi Funderburkkfunderburk@wickedlocal.com Posted Aug. 1, 2015 at 6:00 AMUpdated Aug 1, 2015 at 9:48 AM The North and South Rivers Watershed Association staff saw some early signs of positive changes after reviewing its data from the latest herring count.Numbers in Pembroke’s Herring Brook, forRead more

TOWN BROOK: Herring running further upstream During this year’s run, which lasted 69 days, a combination of hand counting by volunteers and camera counts recorded 173,567 herring heading west in Town Brook. Wicked Local PlymouthBy Frank Mandfmand@wickedlocal.com Posted Aug. 4, 2015 at 10:00 AM PLYMOUTH – The yearly herring counts for Town Brook are inRead more

Easthampton’s fish ladder functional; Atlantic salmon, other species, spotted By DAN CROWLEYStaff WriterMonday, July 13, 2015(Published in print: Tuesday, July 14, 2015) EASTHAMPTON — After more than a decade of planning, four years of on-and-off construction and $1.35 million, the city’s much-hyped fish ladder is operating and ending its first year of shuttling aquatic speciesRead more

Herring Population at Mystic Lakes Dam Hits Three-Year HighNearly half a million river herring swam through the fish ladder fish ladder at Mystic Lakes Dam to spawn in 2015.By FRANK O’LAUGHLIN (Patch Staff)July 14, 2015 Photo Credit: MRWA Nearly half a million river herring swam through the fish ladder fish ladder at Mystic Lakes DamRead more

Sippican Week Alewives Anonymous reports dip in herring on Mattapoisett River ROCHESTER — A report put out from Alewives Anonymous shows an approximately 25 percent dip in herring on the Mattapoisett River from last year. The group has a long history of monitoring the herring, also known as alewives, and maintains counters on the MattapoisettRead more