There was a time when the Connecticut River and all the state’s rivers that flow into the Long Island Sound teemed with migratory fish, including salmon, shad, striped bass, sturgeon, and river ...

The hemlock branch was person-sized, coated thick with glistening herring eggs, and dripping with seawater. Steve Johnson and his crew whooped as they pulled the branch up onto ...

There was a time when the Housatonic River and all the state’s rivers that flow into the Long Island Sound teemed with migratory fish, including salmon, shad, striped bass, sturgeon, and river herring ...

The world's largest herring population has experienced an unprecedented 800-kilometer (497-mile) shift in its spawning grounds because of fishing practices that target older fish, according to a study ...

The Bronx River is home to obsolete dams. Plans to remove them could boost efforts to restore dwindling river herring ...

Atlantic herring numbers are down, way down. According to NOAA Fisheries, the stock is overfished. Overall commercial landings totaled 9.3 million pounds in 2022. By comparison, in 2013, commercial ...

A genetic and demographic analysis of river herring populations along the U.S. east coast has identified distinct genetic stocks, providing crucial guidance for efforts to manage their declining ...

A comparison of the fast-growing fish-eating Baltic herring (Slåttersill in Swedish) and slow-growing plankton-eating spring- and autumn-spawning Baltic herring. Photo: Leif Andersson. Atlantic and ...