RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

The Weymouth Herring Run will host its annual clean up at 8 a.m. April 1 at Herring Run Park, at the corner of Broad and Commercial streets in Weymouth. Volunteers will clean up trash, cut brush, remove debris, replace ladders and paint. Those interested should dress for work along the river and dress warm.Last yearRead more

The Stubborn Staying Power of the Alewife HerringBy DAVE TAFT MARCH 16, 2017New York Times Among the rich natural resources that attracted humans to New York’s harbor was a small migratory fish the colonists called the alewife or sawbelly. As these river herring crowded into spawning creeks every spring, they were noted by the earliestRead more

Volunteers needed to prepare Weymouth Herring Run for alewives Wicked Local Weymouth Old Man Winter has not caused many tree branches or twigs to fall into the Weymouth Herring Run this season, but there is a significant amount of debris in the channel and Weymouth Herring Wardens are inviting volunteers to help remove and makeRead more

Volunteers needed for Jones River herring countThe Enterprise Posted Mar 6, 2017 at 10:38 AM KINGSTON — The Jones River Watershed Association is looking for volunteers to help with the annual herring count, beginning March 26 and continuing until June 1. Fisheries biologists rely on volunteer data to assess herring populations along the New EnglandRead more

Selectmen, Alewives Anonymous discuss herring numbersBy Georgia Sparling | Feb 28, 2017 Sippican Week MATTAPOISETT — Members of Alewives Anonymous, Inc., a group that monitors herring in the tri-town, reported their 2016 numbers to Mattapoisett Selectmen on Tuesday. The group released its findings last August. They recorded 18,540 herring on the Mattapoisett River, much lessRead more

Monatiquot River restoration project flows past another hurdleWicked Local BraintreePosted Feb 24, 2017 at 5:35 PM The Monatiquot River is one step closer to being restored as a herring run, according to the Fore River Watershed Association, which announced the completion of a feasibility study regarding the removal of Armstrong Dam. By Bradford Randallbrandall@wickedlocal.comThe MonatiquotRead more

After nearly 350 years, Third Herring Brook runs again Wicked Local Hanover By James Kukstisjkukstis@wickedlocal.com The Third Herring Brook is flowing freely for the first time in 342 years this winter, good news for local environmentalists and, more strikingly, the fish. By spring, the herring population that gives the brook its name will be ableRead more

Rebuilding history: $1.1 million needed for Baxter Grist Mill repairs Project would reinforce dam, rebuild fish ladder at Baxter Grist Mill. Cape Cod TimesBy Madeleine List WEST YARMOUTH – About 300 years of history sit between Mill Pond and Route 28, and the site is in need of some modern-day help. The infrastructure around theRead more

http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dfg/dmf/marinefisheriesnotices/pubhearings/public-hearing-notice-011317.pdf January 13, 2017Public Hearing Notice:Four Public Hearings and Comment Period Scheduled to Address Numerous Fishery Proposals 4. Opening Individual River Herring Runs (322 CMR 6.17). This proposed regulation wouldprovide DMF with the authority to open individual rivers to the harvest of river herring if theyhave an ASMFC approved sustainability management plan and specific permitting,Read more

Freeing The Fry From Harwich HeadwatersCape Cod ChronicleBy: William F. Galvin HARWICH — Low water levels and sand deposits at the sluiceways in the headwater ponds of the Herring River made it a challenge for fry to make their way to the ocean this fall. Fisheries officials observed juvenile fish seeking a route to NantucketRead more