While they spawn in the Hudson River for six weeks starting in ... That means herring are younger and less capable of reproduction, she said. Herring used to be so abundant that recreational ...

River herring are making their spring run right ... agricultural pesticides and household chemicals started to affect their reproduction rates until it was feared that we would lose the runs ...

Despite the earlier historical decline, Connecticut streams were still full of spawning river herring each spring as recently as the 1970s. River herring include two species, the alewife and the ...

Eric Hutchins waded through the brook's shallow water, his eyes locked on the water swirling between his thigh-high rubber boots. After some consideration, he plunged a short shovel into the ...

To do that, they built a massive dike to block the tidal flow of saltwater into the Herring River, a vibrant estuary believed to be a major breeding ground for the voracious insects. Over the ...

Learn more. ORONO — University of Maine researchers are seeking to gain more insight into river herring recovery in the Penobscot River using a novel surveying tool: environmental DNA (eDNA).

WAKEFIELD, R.I. — Each spring, river herring make their way upstream from the ocean to the freshwater locations where their lives began, a journey that unfolds beneath the streets of Wakefield ...

This new "wedgewire" screen system will keep shad, herring and other fish from being sucked into the Empire State Plaza cooling system which draws water from the Hudson River. ALBANY — Aiming to ...