The Boston Globe
September 28, 2010, By Beth Daley
Lawsuit blames offshore boats for herring's decline
The silvery river herring, once prized by Native Americans for food and fertilizer, is so steeped in New England tradition that scores of places bear its name, from Herring Cove to Alewife Brook Parkway.
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The Portland Press Herald
September 27, 2010, By Beth Quimby
On Tuesday, regulators will start forming a new management plan for the New England fishery.
Herring are no longer a major food fish in New England, and the few dozen boats in the region that still catch the fish -- commonly known as sardines -- sell them primarily as lobster bait.
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September 23, 2010, by Pam Lyons Gromen
Hundreds of waterways along the East Coast historically supported spawning stocks of alewife and blueback herring, collectively known as river herring, yet commercial landings of these fish have fallen over 90 percent in the last 20 years.
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New Bedford Standard Times
September 14, 2010, Your View, by Mike Flaherty
I remember being able to take up to 48 river herring per week from the Middleboro herring run. It was a very well-managed run, as there were upwards of four wardens on hand to ensure folks only took what they were allowed.
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Portsmouth Herald
September 05, 2010, by Dr. Bill Leavenworth and Karen Alexander
Fisheries have been an important part of New Hampshire's heritage since enormous quantities of cod brought fishermen to the Isles of Shoals in the early 1600s. Now, few cod or fishermen remain, but fishing heritage is intrinsic to our regional character. New Hampshire residents and visitors still enjoy fresh seafood caught and sold by community supported fisheries and schedule vacation time for fishing and whale-watching.
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