DAM RIGHT: Hathaway Pond fish ladder donations transferred to Beaton’s Inc. The region’s largest cranberry grower found a new stream of funding through a sportsmen’s organization with a symbiotic relationship to the waterways that feed the grower’s bogs. Wicked Local RochesterChris ReagleCommunity EditorPosted Jul. 30, 2014 @ 6:00 am ROCHESTER – The region’s largest cranberryRead more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
Talk of the Towns – A humble fish altered history along the Nemasket Middleboro GazetteJuly 25, 2014 A humble fish altered history along the NemasketEvery spring, the Nemasket River welcomes thousands of migratory river herring that thrash and leap as they fight their way upstream from Mount Hope Bay. Of all non-domesticated animals, the riverRead more
Tri-town herring count up significantly The good news is the herring have come back in stronger numbers to Tri-town spawning grounds than in recent years, but it will still be a long time before the small food and bait fish can be harvested again in Massachusetts coastal waters, rivers and ponds. Chris ReagleCommunity EditorPosted Jul.Read more
Wicked Local MedfordJuly 13, 2014Medford citizen scientists monitor 2014 herring migration The 2014 herring migration was tracked by more than 90 volunteer herring monitors at the DCR Upper Mystic Lake dam in Medford as part of the third year of the Mystic River Watershed Association’s Herring Monitoring Program.This baseline study provides valuable information to marineRead more
Fisheries group discusses reopening herring runs Middleboro GazetteBy MATTHEW FERREIRAStaff WriterJuly 12, 2014 12:00 AM MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro-Lakeville Herring Fishery Commission is discussing the possibility of one day reopening the town’s herring runs to harvest — something that hasn’t been done since a statewide ban on blueback and alewive species in 2005 due toRead more
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