RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS

In Benton, dinner crowd says alewives are good eating An annual dinner seeks to introduce people to the native river fish, while advocates look for possible consumer markets. BY PETER MCGUIRE STAFF WRITERpmcguire@centralmaine.com | @PeteL_McGuireCentralMaine.com BENTON — The menu included locally smoked whole alewife and two varieties of alewife chowder and lobster, along with traditionalRead more

State’s efforts to aid herring migration sees success Newburyport News Posted: Monday, May 18, 2015 3:20 am |Staff reports BYFIELD — In the distant past, so many herring swam up the Parker River in the spring that fishermen could harvest a half million of them, and still more would come.But like so many species ofRead more

Fore River restoration is a work in progress in Braintree, Weymouth Every spring, hundreds of thousands of fish once made the annual four mile trek from Hingham Bay to Great Pond to spawn. Wicked Local Weymouth By Robert MichelsonCorrespondent Posted May. 14, 2015 at 11:45 AM BRAINTREEThe Weymouth Fore River is a complex system ofRead more

NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Press Release NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) announce the release of the River Herring Conservation Plan. The goals of the plan are to increase public awareness about river herring (alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and blueback herring (A. aestivalis)), and to foster cooperative research and conservation effortsRead 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

The Herring Run, the Seagulls & The BankerCape Cod WaveMay 5, 2015 BREWSTER – “They live exciting lives,” said Elliott Carr about his fascination with the annual return of the herring to the Stony Brook Herring Run. Seagulls after herringSeagulls after herring“Watching fish go up 22 three-foot waterfalls is an interesting experience, particularly when thereRead more

SANDS OF TIME: The Grand Ol Fish Fry Wicked Local PembrokeMay 5, 2015 By Brett RobinsonCo-Curator, Pembroke Historical Society Posted May. 5, 2015 at 5:06 PM Mark your calendars–this Sunday, May 3rd from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.–for the 39th Annual Grand Ol Fish Fry!For thousands of years Native Americans harvested herring, and lived inRead more

Coonamessett Trust Invites Public To See How Herring Are Tagged Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:24 pmENTERPRISE STAFFCapeNews.net The Coonamessett River Trust invites the public to come to observe the tagging of herring on Sunday, May 3, at 3 PM. Volunteers will be tagging herring at the former catch area at the foot of theRead more

River herring introduced to new Pawtuxet homeMeri R. Kennedy Warwick Beacon Warwick Beacon photos by Steve PopielRETURN TO THE WILD: Gary Brayman from DEM with a net of herring ready to be introduced into the Pawtuxet River. Adult herring introduced in prior years are expected to return to the river in 2016 if not thisRead more

TOWN BROOK HERRING FESTIVAL: Herring and tourists head upstream together Some drove, some walked, some swam upstream at the second annual Herring Festival on Town Brook. Wicked Local Plymouth By Frank Mandfmand@wickedlocal.com Posted Apr. 29, 2015 at 10:00 AMUpdated Apr 30, 2015 at 7:18 PM PLYMOUTH – Some drove, some walked, some swam upstream atRead more