RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

Herring counters ready for spring migration By Lee RoscoeHARWICH — Harwich retiree Ken Whiting loves the difficulties of collecting herring data. “Dealing with the elements, it can be cold, rainy, wind off the pond is in your face; you’re straddling a piece of concrete between two bodies of water. It’s most difficult to count whenRead more

WESTLAW NEWS | Mon Mar 27, 2017 | 5:30pm EDTJudge revives herring endangered species petitionBy Barbara GrzincicThe National Marine Fisheries Service must reconsider whether the blueback herring should be listed as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, a federal judge ruled on Saturday in a win for a coalition of environmentalists ledRead more

‘Tis the season for River Herring Festivals and Events!Spring 2017 Saturday & Sunday, April 8 & 9 – Middleborough Festival at Oliver Mill ParkSunday, April 30th – Herring Run Bike Tour, Cape Cod CanalSaturday, May 6 – Plymouth Herring FestivalSunday, May 7 – Springtime Herring Exploration at the Mashpee River by Route 130Saturday, May 20Read more

Shawme Dam and Fish Ladder Project in Sandwich Ahead of ScheduleCapeCod.comMarch 20, 2017 SANDWICH – Sandwich Town Manager Bud Dunham said the Shawme Dam and Fish Ladder restoration project is ahead of schedule. Not only that, it should cost the town less than predicted. Dunham said not all of the voter-approved $1.2 million in CommunityRead more

Volunteers Needed To Count HerringThe Falmouth EnterpriseMarch 17, 2017 The Association to Preserve Cape Cod is seeking volunteers to count river herring during this spring’s herring migration. There are 19 runs where volunteers are needed to count herring, including a new run added this year. APCC’s herring count program began in 2007 with the StonyRead more

The Weymouth Herring Run will host its annual clean up at 8 a.m. April 1 at Herring Run Park, at the corner of Broad and Commercial streets in Weymouth. Volunteers will clean up trash, cut brush, remove debris, replace ladders and paint. Those interested should dress for work along the river and dress warm.Last yearRead more

The Stubborn Staying Power of the Alewife HerringBy DAVE TAFT MARCH 16, 2017New York Times Among the rich natural resources that attracted humans to New York’s harbor was a small migratory fish the colonists called the alewife or sawbelly. As these river herring crowded into spawning creeks every spring, they were noted by the earliestRead more

Volunteers needed to prepare Weymouth Herring Run for alewives Wicked Local Weymouth Old Man Winter has not caused many tree branches or twigs to fall into the Weymouth Herring Run this season, but there is a significant amount of debris in the channel and Weymouth Herring Wardens are inviting volunteers to help remove and makeRead more

Wellfleet River Herring Count Workshop10am March 22,2017Wellfleet Public LibraryMain Street, Wellfleet MA Did you ever wonder what happens to the river herring larvae in our freshwater ponds? What are the factors thatdetermine their growth and eventual emigration? Guest Speaker:Dr. Joel Llopiz,Dept.of Biology, Woods Hole OceanographicInstitute The research of the Llopiz lab is generally focused onRead more

Volunteers needed for Jones River herring countThe Enterprise Posted Mar 6, 2017 at 10:38 AM KINGSTON — The Jones River Watershed Association is looking for volunteers to help with the annual herring count, beginning March 26 and continuing until June 1. Fisheries biologists rely on volunteer data to assess herring populations along the New EnglandRead more