Jaime Burns, left, and her father Steve Bodge harvest alewives on the Nequasset Stream in Woolwich. Bodge, 78, has been involved in the harvest in the same location since 1958. Photo by Troy R.

The Great Lakes and their fisheries are, today, relatively healthy. We tend to take that for granted. We shouldn’t. As ...

Up and down the New England coast, nature lovers are flocking to rivers to witness an awe-inspiring spring ritual - thousands of little fish on a long voyage home. Nora Saks has this audio postcard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some fish stay in the same cozy bodies of water all year long. Others, like the alewife, a fish found in the waters of the ...

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Thousands of alewives swim up the Nequasset Stream in Woolwich, Maine, from the sea each May, thrashing against the swift current, returning to the waters where they were born. The sleek, silver fish ...

Each spring, alewife herrings return to spawn in New England rivers. In recent years, the removal of dams has led to a resurgence of the little... A little fish plays a big role in the food chain: ...