Massachusetts River Herring Network WorkshopWednesday March 7, 2018 8:15AM-2:30PMLakeville Public Library 4 Precinct St. Lakeville, MA 02347 Registration is FREE. To sign up, please email aarcher@barnstablecounty.orgA pdf version of the agenda can be downloaded here: Agenda – Aquatic Invasive Plant Species Workshop 3-7-18 AGENDA8:15-8:30 Registration & Coffee 8:30AM Welcome & Introductions 8:45AM Aquatic Invasive Plant Species &Read more
RIVER HERRING IN THE NEWS
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
On Wednesday March 7, 2018 the River Herring Network and Middleboro-Lakeville Fisheries Commission will co-sponsor an Aquatic Invasive Species Workshop. The topics were brainstormed during the annual meeting, and the Planning Committee is working now to confirm speakers. The workshop will cover: – Natural history of Eurasion milfoil, variable milfoil, water chestnut, and fanwort –Read 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
Motherhood, Apple Pie and Herring from the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance Cape Cod Today ARTICLE | NEWS | NOVEMBER 21, 2017 01:33 PM | BY CAPECODTODAY STAFF There are some things so tied to the history and heritage of the Cape that they are universally loved and supported.Herring is one of those things.So it’sRead more
Pembroke selectman fuming about fish deaths, saying Brockton is at fault The Patriot Ledger By Adam Silvaadsilva@wickedlocal.com Posted Nov 20, 2017 at 11:38 PM PEMBROKE – The town of Pembroke and the city of Brockton appear to be at a stalemate regarding fish deaths in Silver Lake. Selectman William Boulter told fellow selectmen Monday nightRead more
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