MIT Sea Grant in collaboration with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will be coordinating a volunteer group to conduct river herring monitoring on the Charles River this year. The monitoring will consist of visual counts that will take place at the Watertown Dam. MIT Sea Grant and DMF will conduct an information and training session in early March. All ages can participate (children must be accompanied by an adult). The information collected through this effort will help provide a better understanding of the river herring populations that use the Charles River each year, and will contribute to the Massachusetts state-wide river herring monitoring and assessment program.
Program name
MIT Sea Grant
Location
Massachusetts
State
Massachusetts
Purpose
Coordinates and trains volunteer river herring monitoring groups to provide discussions on river herring ecology, habitat requirements, fisheries mangement, state-wide population assessments, and historic value in Massachusetts.
Partners
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Project Topics
Fisheries Management/Seafood
Species Monitoring/Conservation/Phenology
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