RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

Despite improvements to local runs 2016 figures see steep declines Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser BREWSTER – With help from $1.67 million in federal grants, Brewster replaced a 2-foot-wide pipe with an 18-foot-wide culvert under Route 6A in 2011, restoring tidal flow to 20 acres of salt marsh and 3,000 feet of stream habitat,Read more

Potential reopening of herring run reaches new milestoneSouthCoast Today By Matthew FerreiraStaff writer It’s now been a decade since area residents have been able to utilize one of the state’s most abundant herring runs for fish catching – not only an important industry in local history but also a favorite pastime enjoyed for generations. ThanksRead more

Yarmouth Natural Resources officers rescue juvenile herring Herring frye struggling due to droughtARTICLE | NEWS | DECEMBER 2, 2016 09:40 AM | BY CAPECODTODAY STAFF On Thursday Dec. 1, Yarmouth Division of Natural Resources Officers monitoring the herring run at Long Pond observed large amounts of juvenile herring (Frye) attempting to exit the pond toRead more

Monatiquot River in Braintree may become largest herring run in state By Bradford Randallbrandall@wickedlocal.comWicked Local Braintree Carl Pawlowski, of the Fore River Watershed Association, said Braintree’s Monatiquot River could become the largest herring run in the state after a dam on the waterway is removed. “We’ve done a whole bunch of the steps that neededRead more

Mystic Lakes river herring project announcedPosted Nov 21, 2016 at 1:05 PMUpdated Nov 21, 2016 at 1:05 PMWicked Local Arlington Thousands of area youth will be able to watch river herring migrate up and through the Mystic Lakes thanks to a new project to be launched by the Mystic River Watershed Association. Funded by aRead more

Winchester fish ladder will aid herring migrationWickedLocal.com By Melissa Russellmrussell@wickedlocal.com Work has begun on a fish ladder in downtown Winchester, and if works as designed, it will begin to remedy ecological damage stemming from the industrial age. The fish ladder, under construction in the Center Falls dam, will aid Alewife herring as they travel fromRead more

Herring trawlers just offshore anger Cape fishermen Cape Cod Timesby Doug Fraser ORLEANS — They were visible from shore for most of Tuesday, seven vessels of between 140 to 170 feet in length, four miles off Nauset Beach. Some worked in tandem, towing a huge net between them, scooping up mackerel or herring right onRead more

Mystic River Watershed Association honors Winchester residentWicked Local Winchester Posted Nov 14, 2016 at 2:51 PMUpdated Nov 14, 2016 at 2:51 PM John Kilborn, of Winchester, received the Ripple Award for dedication and appreciation from the Mystic River Watershed Association during the association’s annual meeting held Oct. 26 at Tufts University. The award highlights theRead more

Good news for fish: Norwell dam’s days are numbered By Lane LambertThe Patriot LedgerPosted Nov 14, 2016 at 12:53 AMUpdated Nov 14, 2016 at 7:15 AM NORWELL – The narrow stream of Third Herring Brook gurgles softly over the rocks beneath the old Tack Factory Dam, on its way south to the North River.An earthenRead more

Tack Factory Dam to be removed By James Kukstisjkukstis@wickedlocal.comThursdayPosted Nov 10, 2016 at 12:00 PM Wicked Local Hanover For the past 342 years, the herring population in the brook that bears its name has been unable to utilize the majority of their natural habitat. Thanks to work by the North & South Rivers Watershed AssociationRead more