If you’re of Scandinavian descent, grew up on the East Coast, or have an Ashkenazi Jewish grandmother, you probably know the merits of herring. Everyone else, even in Seattle, one of the country’s ...

ALBANY — The days of anglers taking as many herring as they can catch from the Hudson River, something that dates back to the Colonial era, may be coming to an end. Have a say Comments can on proposed ...

Migratory birds, sea turtles and salmon have something in common: every year, they return to their birthplaces to reproduce. A study now published in the journal Science Advances shows that Atlantic ...

When I was a small fry, vacationing at the Youth Hostel on Martha’s Vineyard, my family spent an afternoon paddling up Herring Run Creek. When we reached shallow water and got out to push, we noticed ...

You’ve probably heard that fish is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, especially for your heart and brain. This is because fish is packed with vitamins, minerals, and heart-healthy omega-3 fatty ...

The Pacific herring—an oily, silvery, schooling fish—is rarely high on the list of marine animals people fret about. But for the second straight year, the Canadian government has ignited a skirmish in ...

PEMBROKE – On a Wednesday morning, Samantha Dempsey and her three children arrived at the Pembroke Historical Herring Run Park by 9 a.m. for their sixth visit this spring. Mikey, 5, ran ahead of his ...

If you’re trying to get more high-quality protein and omega-3 fats in your diet, fish is one of the most efficient ways to do ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A seagull, standing on a rock in the Saugatucket River, waddled closer to the seam of foamy water swirling by. There, in the crashing shallows below the Main Street Dam, the gull ...

Every winter, a small fleet of commercial fishing boats sets gillnets in the San Francisco Bay. Their target: Pacific herring, which enter the estuary in huge numbers to spawn and are easily caught by ...