Herring Alliance

Nothing tells a story like the eyewitnesses who were there. Old-timers in New England's commercial cod fishery don't want us to forget how we arriv...

Blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) is an anadromous species of herring that spawn in the Mystic River Watershed. In June 2011, the Mystic River Wa...

Today on CapeCast: We debut our new underwater camera at the Brewster herring run on Stony Brook Rd. See a fish-eye view of the struggle to spawn u...

The River Herring spend four or five years roaming in the Atlantic, when something triggers their return to the fresh water system from which they...

BoatingLocal travels to Pembroke, Massachusetts, to witness the efforts of fisheries workers and volunteers as they help thousands of blueback herr...

This comparison shows the immense size and gear differences between traditional New England trawlers and the new industrial trawlers that have rece...

Our campaign ad to tell Governor Patrick that imperiled river herring need protection. http://actionnetwork.org/he......

Explores the plight of river herring in the northeast United States - restoration efforts and bycatch problems. .http://www.herringalliance.or­g. ht...

A fishing weir is an ancient type of fish trap used by native North Americans and early settlers to catch fish. Once the predominant form of fishin...

A local news story on July's Herring Committee Meeting of the New England Fishery Management Council

A look at the herring industry from a variety of viewpoints. How herring supply effects the rest of the North Atlantic ecosystem, and the economy.

This animation was created to educate scientists, managers, fishermen and the public about troubling loopholes in the herring fishery that allow th...