Herring migration on the rise in Mystic Lakes Boston GlobeBy Alyssa Meyers GLOBE CORRESPONDENT AUGUST 09, 2017 An estimated 630,000 herring migrated through a fish ladder installed at the Mystic Dam this year, marking one of the largest herring migration groups in Massachusetts history, the Mystic River Watershed Association said. The number of river herringRead more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
Herring count up this year at three local runs The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 8, 2017 at 6:45 AMUpdated Aug 8, 2017 at 9:24 AM Volunteers for the North and South Rivers Watershed Association counted 11,341 fish during this spring’s spawning run on the Third Herring Brook in Norwell and Hanover, Herring Brook in PembrokeRead more
Increasing eel demand encourages poaching and black market FIS Fish Information & Services World News fis.com/worldnews UNITED STATESTuesday, August 08, 2017, 02:00 (GMT + 9) The big demand and high prices reached by baby eels (elvers) have spawned a black market that is jeopardizing the species, as it was wanred by wildlife officials. Given theRead more
Two projects in Massachusetts have been awarded 2017 Community-based Restoration Program Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Grants through the NOAA Habitat Conservation office. The full list of projects can be viewed on the NOAA Habitat Conservation website at: http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/highlights/4andahalfmillionrestorationprojects.html NortheastHolmes Dam Removal ($1,500,000): This project, in partnership with the Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, will removeRead more
15 year effort to restore Town Brook gets $1.5 million push Wicked Local Plymouth By Frank Mandfmand@wickedlocal.com Posted Jul 27, 2017 at 1:00 PMIt’s easy to be complacent about the 15-year effort to restore historic Town Brook to its pre-industrial vitality. PLYMOUTH – It’s easy to be complacent about the 15-year effort to restore historicRead more
Sensors count herring hatchlings at Brewster run By Rich Eldred reldred@wickedlocal.comPosted Jul 29, 2017 at 6:31 AM BREWSTER — No longer can little herring sneak out to sea anonymously. Facial recognition is being applied at the Stony Brook herring run in Brewster. Actually, you can’t see the smiling faces of happy herring as they flyRead more
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