RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

Weymouth conservation project a win for herring Jessica Trufant The Patriot Ledger April 21, 2021 WEYMOUTH – George Loring, the man in town making sure the river herring population stays healthy, said he has worried every year about a gate meant to keep the fish out of a flood control conduit in Jackson Square. InRead more

Announcing the 25th Annual Mystic Herring Run and Paddle by Record Staff April 22, 2021 Chelsea Record Come run with the herring- literally! Join the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) from May 9-25 to celebrate the annual return of the herring. Each spring over 700,000 herring swim from Boston Harbor to the Mystic Lakes–the HerringRead more

Counting Herring Mashpee Volunteers Resume Conservation Of Species As Old As Time By RYAN SPENCER Apr 23, 2021 The Mashpee Enterprise A loon surfaced intermittently a few feet off the southern shore of Santuit Pond as several ospreys—recently returned from an intercontinental migration—circled overhead or perched in still-leafless trees. To a voice memo app onRead more

See how they run: Grab a front row seat as herring migrate to Cape Cod spawning grounds Cape Cod Times April 26, 2021 Gregory Bryant Watch for the gulls. They gather to feast. Their prey — river herring — are on an epic, ancient journey to their birthplace to spawn and replenish their species. ButRead more

Experts explain Ipswich dam options based on studyWicked Local Ipswich By Dan Mac Alpineipswich@wickedlocal.com Posted Dec 19, 2018 at 4:50 PMUpdated Dec 19, 2018 at 4:54 PM Removing the Ipswich Mills Dam would likely lower water levels from the dam to the railroad bridge between a foot and two feet, dam experts said at meetingRead more

Wicked Local Hanover NSRWA names Peter Hainer new president By Kate Walsh Posted Dec 18, 2018 at 4:30 PMFor the next two years, Peter Hainer will be president of the North and South Rivers Watershed Association. Haines has a history with the organization, having been a board member since 2000 and a member for evenRead more

Headway for herring at the Orleans run By Judy ScanlonPosted Nov 30, 2018 at 3:01 AMWith an estimated run size this year of over 28,000 herring, the Pilgrim Lake herring run in Orleans has regional significance as the second-largest river herring run in the Pleasant Bay watershed. River herring (alewife and blueback) are referred toRead more

Blockages gone, fish back in post-Sandy projects in 6 statesBy WAYNE PARRY | Associated Press SPRING LAKE, N.J. – Billions of dollars have been spent on the recovery from Superstorm Sandy to help people get their lives back together, but a little-noticed portion of that effort is quietly helping another population along the shoreline: fishRead more

River Projects Would Revive Flow Through Old BogsBy SAM HOUGHTON Nov 21, 2018Mashpee Enterprise Town Meeting in May could be asked to fund two ecological projects that aim to restore abandoned cranberry bogs to the free-flowing rivers that once teemed with native fish. Proponents of the two projects—Garner Bogs and the Upper Childs River RestorationRead more

Division of Marine Fisheries recently made an announcement about new non-criminal, criminal, and civil fines penalties for violating marine fishery laws and regulations. The text is below. You can view the official announcement at the DMF website: https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2018/11/09/Fines%20and%20Penalties%20Advisory_110918.pdf A press release about the entire bill: https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-baker-signs-legislation-directing-24-billion-to-climate-change-adaptation Full language of the bill. Pages 67 &68 containRead more