Middleboro Selectmen discuss whether and when to reopen Herring Run to non-commercial fishing By Jane Lopes/Contributing Writer SouthCoast TodayThursdayPosted Apr 13, 2017 at 2:01 AM MIDDLEBORO — Oliver Mill Park is officially the most popular outdoor area in town, given the 8,700 visitors to last weekend’s herring festival alone. But the anadromous little fish thatRead more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
Herring may be big winner of Great Pond Dam repairs in BraintreeWicked Local Braintree By Bradford Randallbrandall@wickedlocal.com Repair work for the Great Pond Dam is now up for bid but river herring may be the biggest winners of the new repairs, which include a fish ladder for alewives to pass from Boston Harbor to theRead more
From Millions To Dozens: Tough Times For River Herring In Connecticut RiverWNPRBy PATRICK SKAHILL • APR 11, 2017 While showing signs of inland recovery in some areas, blueback herring and alewife are still a major focus for biologists and conservationists.A blueback herring. While showing signs of inland recovery in some areas, blueback herring and alewifeRead more
Upscale event — everything’s fishy at Middleboro herring festival By Shannon GallagherThe Enterprise MIDDLEBORO – Hundreds of herring passed through the Nemasket River on their upstream swim Sunday and as many people crowded the banks of the river to watch the fish swim by during the annual Herring Run Festival. More than 8,500 people visitedRead more
Weymouth gets help to replace span over Herring BrookBoston Globe By Johanna Seltz GLOBE CORRESPONDENT APRIL 06, 2017The town of Weymouth has received a $500,000 grant toward replacing its Commercial Street Bridge over Herring Brook in Jackson Square, a popular viewing spot to watch the herring migration each spring. Construction, which could start asRead more
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