The Lake Ontario Committee (LOC) recently announced trout and salmon stocking reductions in response to conclusive evidence of two successive years of poor alewife reproduction. The stocking reductions, which are moderate in size, are intended to help reduce predatory demand … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and NOAA Fisheries recently announced they are awarding approximately a quarter of a million dollars to two research projects. Information generated from these projects supports the continued development of a coastwide river herring (i.e., … Continued
Throughout August, NOAA Fisheries is conducting a voluntary, coastwide survey of individuals who have caught alewives and/or blueback herring either commercially, recreationally, or for personal use at some point in their lifetime. According to NOAA Fisheries project lead Dan Kircheis, … Continued
It is now unlawful in several Mid Atlantic states to harvest or possess river herring, a popular baitfish, without a valid receipt from a state or jurisdiction where harvest is permitted. The term river herring is collectively applied to two … Continued