RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

Woburn Seeking To Build Fish Ladder At Horn Pond Christopher Huffaker – Feb 10 WOBURN, MA — Woburn is planning to build a fish ladder connecting Horn Pond to the Mystic River watershed for river herrings and American eels, according to a request for proposals posted by the city. Woburn is planning to build aRead more

Potter Hill Mill Dam project dead in the water after Westerly council vote By Dale P. Faulkner Sun staff writer Feb 2, 2022 0 The Westerly Sun WESTERLY — Plans to remove, either partially or completely, the Potter Hill Mill Dam have been scuttled by the Town Council as it looks to renew its focusRead more

The Provincetown Independent Snackdown: River Herring Versus Stripers and Snappers Studies show that manmade structures funnel herring into predators’ mouths BY JASMINE LU JAN 5, 2022 WELLFLEET — In the summer, alewives and bluebacks — two species of herring that in spring migrate from the coastal marshes here to the Herring River’s kettle ponds —Read more

Deadly Wrong Turn on Gilbert Stuart Brook Closed to River Herring January 05, 2022 The project is designed to keep thousands of fish from becoming stranded in the mill race, strengthening one of Rhode Island most important spring runs of river herring. (Tim Mooney/TNC) By ecoRI News staff NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Last month TheRead more

Merrimack River Watershed Council Wins $61K State Grant The state awarded grants to 25 ecological restoration projects and partnerships Friday, including the Lawrence-based organization. Christopher Huffaker, Patch Staff Posted Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 12:37 pm ET The Merrimack River Watershed Council was awarded $61,553 for restoration work. LAWRENCE, MA — The Merrimack River WatershedRead more

Joint Project Looks to Track Herring Population in Lagoon Pond The Vineyard Gazette April 1, 2021 By Maia Coleman On a brisk spring morning Tuesday, shellfish constables from Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven, town officials and DMF biologists and carpenters gathered at the mouth of the Richard Madeiras herring run in Lagoon Pond to installRead more

MRWC hosts virtual event on river herring The Daily News April 4, 2021 ANDOVER – Hundreds of thousands of herring will start making their way up the Merrimack River to their spawning grounds this month, an annual ritual that has become one of the success stories of the river’s revival. To mark the annual herringRead more

Shawme Pond Phragmites Removal Will Resume By TAO WOOLFE Apr 9, 2021 The Sandwich Enterprise Wetlands Scientist Norman W. Hayes, along with machete-bearing volunteers, will again battle the phragmites overtaking Shawme Pond. The Sandwich Conservation Commission on Wednesday night, April 7, considered—and approved—Mr. Hayes’s application to continue efforts begun in 2019 to remove the invasiveRead more

Weymouth makes a safer swim for river herring Ed Baker Wicked Local The annual migration of the river herring to Whitman’s Pond through Jackson Square is underway and will be safer because of upgrades made in the channel last year. WEYMOUTH- The river herring’s annual migration to Whitman’s Pond is underway, and residents can watchRead more

Ocean State Says Goodbye to Its Beloved ‘Herring Man’ April 18, 2021 ecoRI By FRANK CARINI/ecoRI News staff Paul Bettencourt was called a lot of things, most notably “The Herring Man” and “The Baitman.” The latter appears one word into his obituary. The well-loved and well-respected lifelong Rhode Islander passed away April 10 at hisRead more