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River herring

River Herring This program is a collaboration between the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center and WHOI Sea Grant.   Background River herring (alewife or blueback herring) are migratory fish that range along the East Coast from Florida to Maine.  They are diadromous fish meaning they spend part of their lives in saltwater and part of…

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First Coastal Acidification Monitoring Blitz in the Northeast

Join the first coastal acidification monitoring blitz in the Northeast – Aug 22 and 23, 2019 Shell Day aims to engage water quality monitoring organizations by focusing on coastal acidification measurements during a “blitz” throughout the New England coast on August 22 & 23, 2019. This citizen science collaboration will raise awareness of the opportunities…

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