Despite Myriad Challenges, River Herring Numbers RisingBy HEATHER GOLDSTONE • MAY 16, 2016WCAI – Radio May 21st is World Fish Migration Day. Yes, that’s a real thing, and groups around Cape Cod have already begun participating by doing what many of them do every spring – gathering to count and learn about river herring asRead more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
Coonamessett River Tagging Project Tracks Herring Up The RiverBy ANDREA F. CARTER May 13, 2016 The Falmouth Enterprise Two hours before sunset on Wednesday, May 11, volunteers from The Coonamessett River Trust gathered at the lower dike to tag herring as part of a project to learn where they travel in the river system. TheRead more
Herring make a comebackState fisheries experts say drought and other challenges remain By Chris BurrellThe Patriot Ledger Posted May. 13, 2016 at 4:02May 13, 2016 at 5:05 PM WEYMOUTH – Karen Raffetto leaned over the railing alongside the Back River in Weymouth and pointed down into the steel gray water rushing past a concrete wall,Read more
Herring return to Winchester’s water bodies Wicked Local Winchester By Bram Berkowitzbberkowitz@wickedlocal.com Posted May 12, 2016 at 2:01 AMUpdated May 12, 2016 at 1:44 PM WINCHESTERTo hear a discussion of this story on the Viewfinder podcast, please click here.They typically travel in tight-knit packs, sometimes by the thousands. They are silver and scaly. Last year,Read more
Herring return to lake is no red herringDaily Times Chronicle Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 4:00 pmBy Ellen Knight | 0 comments WINCHESTER – The herring are returning, coming back on their annual voyage home to spawn and coming back in greater numbers, hopefully returning to their former abundance all the way up the MysticRead more
Cape herring running strong, but caution urged Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser Posted May. 10, 2016 at 7:35 pmUpdated at 8:27 AM ORLEANS — As Keeper of The Run, Scott Johnson regularly checks the water level in the creek leading from Lonnie’s Pond to Pilgrim Lake.Too much and it’s a hard uphillRead more
Herring count very high this year in PembrokeWicked Local Pembroke By Mark Burridgemburridge@wickedlocal.com Posted May. 7, 2016 at 6:55 AM With nearly a month of counting time still to go, the number of herring pouring through the run in Pembroke seems to be very high this year.“We’re having a great year,” said Art Egerton, ofRead more
Alcott unlocks the mysteries of Wellfleet herring Provincetown Banner By Doug KarlsonBanner Correspondent Posted May. 6, 2016 at 9:31 AM WELLFLEET — Derrick Alcott, a graduate student at UMass-Amherst, likes slogging through the marshes of Wellfleet. He’s working on his doctoral dissertation on the migration of spawning herring, who face numerous challenges in their annualRead more
Cape Cod Times Video Posted May. 5, 2016 at 10:18 PM Herring are running on Cape Cod and here’s what you need to know about the best spring nature show. ]]>Read more
Families Learn Scientific, Cultural Importance Of HerringMashpee EnterpriseBy LANNAN M. O’BRIEN May 2, 2016 A number of families stopped by the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum on Saturday, April 30, to join herring-related activities outdoors. The museum is located beside a herring run in the Mashpee River. Between 10 AM and 2 PM, attendees of theRead more
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