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Tagging the humble herring on the Pawcatuck River

Release Date: 
April 26, 2018

Is dam removal on the Pawcatuck River following superstorm Sandy working to restore fish passage? For a Future of Dams-related study, NEST student researchers in Rhode Island are radio-tagging river herring to find out. The Providence Journal tells the story and gets an up-close look at the tagging process in the field.

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Funding for the website provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards #1920908 and #11A-1330691 to the University of Maine, NSF EPSCoR Awards #11A-1330641 and #11A-1539071 to the University of New Hampshire. Photo of Kesslen Dam on the Mousam River courtesy of John Burrows, Mousam & Kennebunk Rivers Alliance.