Nathan Hamilton maintains a fire using feathers Saturday while cooking alewives at the Benton Alewife Festival. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel BENTON — Though the star attractions of the Benton ...

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 fish that are a key part of the food chain. Up and down ...

Maine pioneered dam removal to restore salmon runs. Now millions of fish, among them alewives, are swimming upriver again to inland spawning grounds. Every spring, alewives—a kind of river herring ...

Chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, are a vital part of the Great Lakes' multi-billion dollar sportfishing industry. The salmon population is closely tied to the population of its main prey, ...

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 ...

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