Alcott unlocks the mysteries of Wellfleet herring Provincetown Banner By Doug KarlsonBanner Correspondent Posted May. 6, 2016 at 9:31 AM WELLFLEET — Derrick Alcott, a graduate student at UMass-Amherst, likes slogging through the marshes of Wellfleet. He’s working on his doctoral dissertation on the migration of spawning herring, who face numerous challenges in their annualRead more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
Cape Cod Times Video Posted May. 5, 2016 at 10:18 PM Herring are running on Cape Cod and here’s what you need to know about the best spring nature show. ]]>Read more
Families Learn Scientific, Cultural Importance Of HerringMashpee EnterpriseBy LANNAN M. O’BRIEN May 2, 2016 A number of families stopped by the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum on Saturday, April 30, to join herring-related activities outdoors. The museum is located beside a herring run in the Mashpee River. Between 10 AM and 2 PM, attendees of theRead more
Trust Will Demonstrate Herring Tagging ProjectFalmouth EnterpriseApr 29, 2016 The public is invited to watch a demonstration of the Coonamessett River Trust’s river herring pit-tagging project on Sunday, May 1, between 3 and 5 PM. The event will take place off of John Parker Road in East Falmouth at the kiosk area of the LowerRead more
Herring Return To Mashpee Rivers Mashpee EnterpriseBy LANNAN M. O’BRIEN Apr 28, 2016 Each year around April and early May, herring that were born in the Mashpee River return to their freshwater home to spawn. The homecoming is celebrated by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe as a symbol of the New Year and by many othersRead more
Despite early rain, thousands turn out for annual Herring Run Festival Wicked Local PlymouthPosted Apr. 28, 2016 at 10:00 AM The third annual Herring Run Festival featured thousands of river herring – and people eager to watch them head upstream – and had a few surprise guests as well including a handful of elvers, babyRead more
Aquinnah Herring Cam Offers Fish’s Eye View of Underwater Action Martha’s Vineyard GazetteAlex ElvinWednesday, April 27, 2016 Since installing the Island’s first underwater herring cam in March, scientists for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), have had a fish’s-eye view of herring, otters, cormorants and other species making their way through a historic herringRead more
COMMENTARY: Weymouth’s herring run puts things into perspective Wicked Local WeymouthBy Bradford Randallbrandall@wickedlocal.com Posted Apr 27, 2016 at 1:12 PMUpdated Apr 28, 2016 at 12:48 PM WEYMOUTHEvery once in awhile, we witness a sight that reminds us how magnificent the planet we call home truly is. Monday afternoon, I was lucky enough to have oneRead more
River herring are back in East Weymouth with impressive numbers Weymouth Herring Warden George Loring said over 31,000 herring made the journey to Whitman’s over the wooden fish ladders in Jackson Square Friday. Wicked Local WeymouthBy Ed Bakerebaker@wickedlocal.com Posted Apr 25, 2016 at 6:14 PMUpdated Apr 26, 2016 at 11:23 AM WEYMOUTHThe annual migration ofRead more
Counters hope for banner year for herringWicked Local EasthamBy Rich Eldredreldred@wickedlocal.com Posted Apr. 25, 2016 at 7:20 AM Reports of a massive surge of herring in Orleans are not much exaggerated, although whether the final tally will top those of the recent past will have to wait till May. But just as with the RedRead more
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