Congratulations to the organizers of the Middleborough and Plymouth Herring Festivals! Both events were well attended and were great opportunities for area people and families to celebrate the end of winter and the return of the herring. At both events I heard volunteers educating people who were excited about the fish, but didn’t quite haveRead more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
The Herring Run, the Seagulls & The BankerCape Cod WaveMay 5, 2015 BREWSTER – “They live exciting lives,” said Elliott Carr about his fascination with the annual return of the herring to the Stony Brook Herring Run. Seagulls after herringSeagulls after herring“Watching fish go up 22 three-foot waterfalls is an interesting experience, particularly when thereRead more
SANDS OF TIME: The Grand Ol Fish Fry Wicked Local PembrokeMay 5, 2015 By Brett RobinsonCo-Curator, Pembroke Historical Society Posted May. 5, 2015 at 5:06 PM Mark your calendars–this Sunday, May 3rd from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.–for the 39th Annual Grand Ol Fish Fry!For thousands of years Native Americans harvested herring, and lived inRead more
Coonamessett Trust Invites Public To See How Herring Are Tagged Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:24 pmENTERPRISE STAFFCapeNews.net The Coonamessett River Trust invites the public to come to observe the tagging of herring on Sunday, May 3, at 3 PM. Volunteers will be tagging herring at the former catch area at the foot of theRead more
River herring introduced to new Pawtuxet homeMeri R. Kennedy Warwick Beacon Warwick Beacon photos by Steve PopielRETURN TO THE WILD: Gary Brayman from DEM with a net of herring ready to be introduced into the Pawtuxet River. Adult herring introduced in prior years are expected to return to the river in 2016 if not thisRead more
TOWN BROOK HERRING FESTIVAL: Herring and tourists head upstream together Some drove, some walked, some swam upstream at the second annual Herring Festival on Town Brook. Wicked Local Plymouth By Frank Mandfmand@wickedlocal.com Posted Apr. 29, 2015 at 10:00 AMUpdated Apr 30, 2015 at 7:18 PM PLYMOUTH – Some drove, some walked, some swam upstream atRead more
OUR PICKS: Visit a herring run on Cape CodWicked Local Eastham April 27, 2015 3:21 p.m.Each year millions of river herring return to their spawning ponds and lakes in Massachusetts many of which can be found on Cape Cod, where a visit to a herring run is a annual rite of spring for locals andRead more
New Electronic Tagging Program Debuts At Coonamessett River Herring RunApril 26, 2015CapeCod.com FALMOUTH – The Coonamessett River Trust is upgrading their 10-year old herring counting program this year with an electronic tagging program, as well as an adopt-a-herring fundraiser.Marine Biological Laboratory scientist Linda Deegan has lent the trust equipment for the tagging program and isRead more
Holmes Dam/Newfield Street fish ladder next to go After more than 15 years, more than $10 million dollars, and an almost endless parade of backhoes, excavators and environmentalists, the Town Brook restoration project is one big project short of completion. Wicked Local PlymouthBy Frank Mandfmand@wickedlocal.com Posted Apr. 25, 2015 at 6:00 AM PLYMOUTH – TheyRead more
Herring Run Attracts Cape ResidentsCapeCod.comApril 25, 2015 BREWSTER – For many Cape residents, it’s not spring unless the herring swim up river and migrate to their spawning areas.A number of people turned out to watch the herring this week in the waters near the Stony Brook Grist Mill and Museum in Brewster.Ninety-year old Brewster residentRead more
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