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November 27, 2024
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Mystic River Herring Run is the Largest in the ...

The numbers are in! Read on to learn more about this year’s herring migration >>>

Photo: Joyce Maxwell at Horn Pond

Mystic River Herring Run is the Largest in the State for 2024
Myrwa River
November 27, 2024

Mystic River Herring Run is the Largest in the State for 2024

Myrwa River
November 27, 2024
Mystic River Herring Run is the Largest in the State for 2024

The numbers are in! Read on to learn more about this year’s herring migration >>>

Photo: Joyce Maxwell at Horn Pond

Myrwa River
December 4, 2023

With River Herring Numbers Stable in 2023, Horn Pond a Chance to Expand

Myrwa River
December 4, 2023
With River Herring Numbers Stable in 2023, Horn Pond a Chance to Expand

Learn about this year’s herring numbers and our hopes for growing the Mystic herring population with the Horn Pond fish passage project

Myrwa River
April 29, 2022

Lessons from Five Years of Video Monitoring

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April 29, 2022
Lessons from Five Years of Video Monitoring

Check out our insights from five years of online herring counting!

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April 25, 2022

River Herring: Where are they before they come to the Mystic?

Myrwa River
April 25, 2022
River Herring: Where are they before they come to the Mystic?

Herring are beginning their annual migration up the Mystic River to spawn. Curious about where they’re coming from? Check out this guest blog by MyRWA volunteer, Lucy Kates!

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April 25, 2022

River Herring in the Mystic Webinar Ft. Ben Gahagan from Division of Marine Fisheries

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April 25, 2022
River Herring in the Mystic Webinar Ft. Ben Gahagan from Division of Marine Fisheries

Learn about river herring in the Mystic River with MyRWA Watershed Scientist, Andy Hrycyna and Ben Gahagan, Diadromous Fish Biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries!

Michelle Liebetreu
February 16, 2022

2021 Herring Numbers are In

Michelle Liebetreu
February 16, 2022
2021 Herring Numbers are In

2021 official river herring migration numbers published by the Division of Marine Fisheries

Myrwa River
September 15, 2021

A HERRING MONITOR'S NOTES FROM THE FIELD

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September 15, 2021
A HERRING MONITOR'S NOTES FROM THE FIELD

Read about how 1,000 Mystic river herring were moved to the Ipswich.

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May 18, 2021

Frequently Asked Questions

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May 18, 2021
Frequently Asked Questions

Read about how the counting works online.

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March 30, 2021

$3.9 Million Allocated to Horn Pond Fishway, Shaker Glen

Myrwa River
March 30, 2021
$3.9 Million Allocated to Horn Pond Fishway, Shaker Glen

Read about the new fish passage improvements coming to Horn Pond.

Myrwa River
August 26, 2020

2020 herring by the numbers: what's changed?

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August 26, 2020
2020 herring by the numbers: what's changed?

See the 2020 numbers and the science behind it.

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June 23, 2020

Volunteers Document River Herring Migrating in the Mystic

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June 23, 2020
Volunteers Document River Herring Migrating in the Mystic

Read why our top leaderboard counters do what they do. Photo: Jim Renault

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May 7, 2020

The Amazing Return of Mystic Herring

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May 7, 2020
The Amazing Return of Mystic Herring

An urban ecological success story!

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November 27, 2019

Miss Counting Fish?

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November 27, 2019
Miss Counting Fish?

Miss counting fish…find out what you can do instead.

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September 11, 2019

Biggest Year Ever for the Herring Run in the Mystic River

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September 11, 2019
Biggest Year Ever for the Herring Run in the Mystic River

Read about the 2019 herring numbers in the Mystic River.

Myrwa River
July 31, 2019

Horn Pond: a Natural History

Myrwa River
July 31, 2019
Horn Pond: a Natural History

Guest blogger Lauren Fitzgerald introduces herself and dives into the natural history of Horn Pond.

Myrwa River
May 24, 2019

Finally, so many fish! Are they late?

Myrwa River
May 24, 2019
Finally, so many fish!  Are they late?

How does temperature impact the migration?

Myrwa River
May 21, 2019

The Poetic Life of the Lowly Eel by the New Yorker

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May 21, 2019
The Poetic Life of the Lowly Eel by the New Yorker

Eel in the Mystic! Where do they come from? Photo credit: David Mussina

Myrwa River
May 13, 2019

River Herring Migration Begins, Bringing Thousands of Fish and Birds to the River

Myrwa River
May 13, 2019
River Herring Migration Begins, Bringing Thousands of Fish and Birds to the River

Birds, fish and more this spring.

Tagged: herring, river herring, herring monitoring, mystic river, cormorants, birds, mystic lakes, migration

Myrwa River
January 14, 2019

Guest Blog: Celebrating Citizen Science

Myrwa River
January 14, 2019
Guest Blog: Celebrating Citizen Science

Natural beauty is not out of reach even in the most urban of spaces. Each spring hundreds of thousands of river herring swim up the Mystic River to the Mystic Lakes—participate in the spectacular migration by counting fish online or in person! Original Article on Discover Magazine

Myrwa River
October 21, 2018

The final herring counts are in!

Myrwa River
October 21, 2018

Read on for the final estimate for the 2018 herring run.

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This project is led by the Mystic River Watershed Association to provide needed data to both estimate the herring run size and to also learn more about this keystone species to aid in recovery and restoration efforts.

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