RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

Herring Commission co-hosts conference on Aquatic Invasive PlantsSouthCoast Today Posted Mar 23, 2018 at 4:23 PMUpdated Mar 23, 2018 at 4:23 PM LAKEVILLE — On March 7, the Middleborough-Lakeville Herring Fishery Commission and the River Herring Network, spearheaded by Abigail Archer of Woods Hole Sea Grant, jointly hosted a workshop on invasive aquatic plants atRead more

Request to help hurting herring will be on Lakeville warrant SouthCoast Today By Bill Abramson / Contributing WriterPosted Feb 23, 2018 at 6:34 PMUpdated Feb 23, 2018 at 6:34 PM LAKEVILLE — As invasive weeds clog their path, the herring population is hurting and their advocates are looking for some help. Representatives of the Middleborough-LakevilleRead more

River Herring Continue Their Steep Decline The Vineyard GazetteSteve MyrickTuesday, February 13, 2018 – 8:29pm Despite strict conservation measures, river herring are in deep trouble all along the Massachusetts coast including on the Vineyard, a summit-like gathering in Aquinnah concluded early this week. “We are absolutely at a historic low . . . There’s noRead more

Lost Tradition By Holly Taylor Roanokae-Chowan New Herald Published 11:16 am Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Over ten years ago, the Marine Fisheries Commission put a ban on herring fishing in North Carolina. According to North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission (NCWRC) research, the herring population suffered a decline which they have yet to recover from. TheRead more

WE ARE CAPE COD, BUT WE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN CAPE HERRINGJanuary 22, 2018 By Doreen Leggettdoreen@capecodfishermen.org A narrow dirt road through the Brewster woods is dark as pitch, but shiny minivans, SUVS, and compact cars line the way to a lighted house at the end. Inside, close to 20 people are gathered around aRead more

Middleboro Herring Fishery Commission seeks funds for river projectsSouth Coast Today By Robert Barboza/Contributing WriterPosted Jan 18, 2018 at 3:01 AM MIDDLEBORO — Anyone who’s tried to paddle up the Nemasket River from the Wareham Street dam to Assawompset Pond knows the problems that plague that part of the river: current-choking sandbars, mats of the invasive weed milfoil, and aRead more

New data show ongoing damage to Mill Brook ecologyTemperatures in ponds created by manmade impediments continue to spike in summer. Martha’s Vineyard TimesBy Barry Stringfellow – December 27, 2017 Mill Brook originates in the Chilmark woodlands, and travels approximately four miles, crossing 10 manmade dams of various construction as it wends through West Tisbury, andRead more

MA: River Herring Population Decline Getting Critical on the South ShoreBY MIMI WALKER – POSTED ON DECEMBER 27, 2017POSTED IN: AUDIO, LOCAL NEWS95.9 WATD After this year’s controversy surrounding 2,500 dead herring in Kingston that didn’t make it to the Pembroke Herring Run, WATD is taking a closer look at the long history this fishRead more

Public gets say on changes to herring rules By Doug FraserCape Cod Times Posted Dec 11, 2017 at 7:50 PMUpdated Dec 12, 2017 at 8:48 AM Cape Cod’s small boat fishermen, both commercial and recreational, have been asking for protection from a fleet of large herring trawlers for more than a decade. They may getRead more

Herring make a comeback in South Shore rivers, but now face new threats By Neal SimpsonThe Patriot Ledger Posted at 1:39 PMUpdated at 3:16 PM Years of habitat restoration work means thousands of herring are now swimming up the North River from Scituate to Pembroke — only to have their offspring sucked into Brockton’s waterRead more