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

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

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

ASMFC – American Eel Management – Comments on Draft Addendum IV due on July 17 ________________________________________ The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has released a Draft Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Eel. Comments to the ASMFC on the plan are due on July 17.  A public hearing was heldRead more

MarineFisheries Advisory ASMFC Public Hearing on American Eel Management: July 1________________________________________ On behalf of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the Division of Marine Fisheries (MarineFisheries) will host a public hearing to take comment on Draft Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Eel. The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday,Read more

THREE BAYS PRESERVATION’S annual Marstons Mills River Herring Count Program got underway on April 9th. Despite the one-two punch of a brutally cold winter and reluctant spring, the river herring returned to their spawning grounds in Middle Pond and Mystic Lake in high numbers. Day One: volunteers counted 33 fish; five days later, the numbersRead more

The Ipswich River Watershed Association began our 16th annual herring count on April 1st, 2014. The count takes place at the Ipswich Mills dam fish ladder located in downtown Ipswich MA. We are fortunate to have many dedicated volunteers count for 10-minute shifts throughout the day until the beginning of June. As of April 10th,Read more

NOAA Fisheries, to follow up on their August 9, 2013 determination that a threatened or endangered listing under the ESA is not warranted at this time, is beginning work on a conservation plan for the two species.  The first step is to convene a ‘Technical Expert Working Group’ composed of researchers and managers from theRead more