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Welcome to the 2006 Alewife Count!

Each spring, three to four-year old river herring swim up rivers in Massachusetts to spawn. One species, the Alewife, (Alosa pseudoharengus) returns to the Parker River in April and May. They migrate through the fish ladders to spawn in fresh water as far up as Pentucket Pond in Georgetown. Next the Bluebacks (Alosa aestivalis) appear. They spawn in brackish waters below the dam in Central Street and in the Mill River.

We need volunteers to help us conduct our annual Parker River Spring Fish Count, which will begin on April 10th and end about May 15th.

TRAINING -- The Parker River Clean Water Association will hold its annual Alewife Fish Count Training session on Monday, April 10, starting at 6:30 pm at the Newbury Town Library in Byfield. Learn the technique for counting fish as they migrate up the fish ladders, and sign up for counting slots at the Central Street Dam and at Main Street in Byfield. Children over 10 yrs are welcome. Counting will commence directly after the training.

For information, call 978-462-2551.


News		Events
Fishways were cleaned on April 1st, 2006 The white counting board has been installed at Central Street Amy Madden will coordinate Central Street this year Bill Schiek reports that the herring have already been seen below the Sylvan Dam on the Ipswich River Last year was the lowest count on record in the Parker, since the volunteer count began in 1997. Less than 100 fish were seen and the estimated run was less than 750 fish. This is an order of magnitude less than our best years (1998 and 1999).		Training will be Monday, April 10 in the Newbury Town Library in Byfield starting at 6:30pm If fish are running, the best time to see them is between 2 and 6 pm. This year we will establish a phone tree to increase the chances that everyone sees the migration.

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