RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

Dana’s View: Cape Cod caviar Wicked Local Eastham By Dana Eldridge Back when, back in my youth, this time of year was when we could wake our taste buds to something very seasonal and very good. And not only was it very good but it was very easy to acquire. It was fishing but thereRead more

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

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

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

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