RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

Researchers Will Study New England River Herring Population MPBN By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • JAN 15, 2015 PORTLAND, Maine – Fishery regulators are giving $166,659 to a project that will assess the number of juvenile river herring in rivers from Maine and Connecticut. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and National Marine Fisheries Service areRead more

Regulators shoot down plan for new herring protections Concord Monitor By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated PressFriday, January 30, 2015(Published in print: Saturday, January 31, 2015) In a decision lauded by state regulators and decried by environmentalists, federal regulators ruled this week that a plan to extend greater conservation efforts to river herring is not necessary at thisRead more

Regulators reject expanded protections for herringRiver herring do not need to be under the federal management plan, the fishery council decides, and Maine officials agree. In a decision lauded by state regulators and decried by environmentalists, federal regulators ruled this week that a plan to extend greater conservation efforts to river herring is not necessaryRead more

ASMFC & NOAA Fisheries Award Funding to Two Research Projects to Advance Understanding of River Herring Populations The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and NOAA Fisheries announced today they are awarding approximately a quarter of a million dollars to two research projects. Information generated from these projects supports the continued development of a coastwide riverRead more

Buzzards Bay Coalition hopes to bolster fish population on the WeweanticWareham WeekBy Bill Whelan | Dec 29, 2014 As it stands, fish migrating upstream on the Weweantic River to spawn have a six-foot high dam blocking their way to Horseshoe Mill Pond. As a result, a once massive population of herring and rainbow smelt hasRead more

Gloucester TimesGloucester lands $310K state grant for fish habitat Posted: Monday, December 8, 2014 5:00 am By Arianna MacNeill Staff Writer Restoring a portion of a natural habitat is part of the premise behind a $310,000 grant that the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs has extended to the city of Gloucester. The award isRead more

Sixty one people attended the fourth annual meeting of the River Herring Network on October 30, 2014 in Plymouth at the Public Library. Participants represented 18 towns, 1 Tribe, 5 state agencies, the federal agency NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, and 5 non-profit organizations. Two representatives of the Massachusetts Bays Program also attended. Four speakersRead more

Hurdles for Herring in Wellfleet’s Herring RiverBy Rich Eldredreldred@wickedlocal.comPosted Nov. 17, 2014 @ 5:58 am WELLFLEET — People have been counting herring as they swim upstream to spawn for years but Derrick Alcott is interested in river herring as individuals.No he’s not interested in their feelings, pet peeves or whether they like long walks onRead more

Shellfish health & herring migration are hot topics at Wellfleet harbor conference Wicked Local ProvincetownBy Marilyn MillerPosted Nov. 14, 2014 @ 8:12 am WELLFLEET — It was a full house Saturday at the 12th annual State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference held in the elementary school cafeteria. Every year it seems more people turn out toRead more

NSRWA to honor Hanover YMCA for dam removal Wicked Local Marshfield Posted Nov. 3, 2014 @ 7:43 am The public is invited to the North and South Rivers Watershed Association’s Annual Meeting on Friday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the South Shore Natural Science Center.The association will celebrate the removal of the Mill PondRead more