RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

The Pembroke Herring Fisheries Commission invites you to an early morning tour of the Pembroke Herring Run. The bus will leave from the Pembroke Public Library at 142 Center St. and will return to the same location in time for the start of the River Herring Network annual meeting at 10:30AM. Local historian Kyle HarneyRead more

Save the Date! The 5th Annual River Herring Network Meeting will take place on:  Thursday October 15th, 2015 This year the Pembroke Herring Fisheries Commission has offered to host the meeting.  It will take place at the Pembroke Public Library located at 142 Center St, Pembroke, MA 02359.A survey will be sent out soon asking for yourRead more

Congratulations to the organizers of the Middleborough and Plymouth Herring Festivals!  Both events were well attended and were great opportunities for area people and families to celebrate the end of winter and the return of the herring.  At both events I heard volunteers educating people who were excited about the fish, but didn’t quite haveRead more

Run Herring Run! In 2014 the Herring Ponds Watershed Association (HPWA) was awarded a small New England Grassroots Environment Fund grant to create and print a trial run of a super hero comic titled, “Run, Herring, Run”. HPWA is an all-volunteer organization in Plymouth that focuses on monitoring, stewardship and protection of a relatively healthyRead more

Second Annual Herring Run Festival in Middleborough April 11&12 at Oliver Mill Park  10:00AM to 4:00PM Watch river herring migrate up the Nemasket River while enjoying a festival of food, music, vendor booths, face painting, a beer garden and more!  Visit educational displays by the local herring commission, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and otherRead more

Sixty one people attended the fourth annual meeting of the River Herring Network on October 30, 2014 in Plymouth at the Public Library. Participants represented 18 towns, 1 Tribe, 5 state agencies, the federal agency NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, and 5 non-profit organizations. Two representatives of the Massachusetts Bays Program also attended. Four speakersRead more

The Massachusetts River Herring Network invites herring wardens, herring counters, and herring enthusiasts to the 4th Annual MeetingThursday, October 30th, 11 am – 4pmat the Plymouth Public Library on 132 South St. in Plymouth. This year the meeting includes a field trip to view completed and active fish passage construction projects at Town River inRead more

NOAA Fisheries is looking for help with getting in touch with people who used to harvest river herring in Massachusetts. They are conducting a phone survey of individuals from Maine to North Carolina who harvested river herring (alewives and blueback herring) commercially, recreationally, or for personal use at some point in their lifetime. The purposeRead more

We have a date! The fourth annual River Herring Network meeting will take place on Thursday, October 30 at the Plymouth Public Library on 132 South St. Snacks, drinks, and a pizza lunch will be provided. The meeting includes a field trip to nearby Town Brook to view the ongoing dam removal work & learnRead more

The fourth annual River Herring Network meeting will take place in October, and we’re looking for your ideas for speakers and topics. There are so many things we could discuss – which are most important to you as a herring warden, natural resource officer, volunteer herring counter, or river herring enthusiast? Please click the linkRead more