Get Involved

Many coastal rivers in Massachusetts need volunteers to help count the migrating river herring. This information is necessary in helping managers understand how the population is doing, or if a river needs stocking for restoration. There are even rivers where you can get your feet wet by helping get river herring over a dam in a "bucket brigade". Want to be in contact with other people interested in river herring? The River Herring yahoo group is now online. We encourage researchers, biologists, herring counters, fishermen, students,and anyone with an interest in river herring to join. If you are involved in counting, let everyone know when your river herring start running upstream!Ipswich RiverMattapoisett and Sippican RiversStony Brook Charles RiverJones River Parker River If you want to see the fish: The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has a guide to the best spots to see a river herring run. Click here to plan a trip to see the migration!