Herring Count Information

Each spring, hundreds of people volunteer their time to count river herring at their local rivers.  This page provides resources to people interested in volunteering, and to the volunteers and count program organizers.

List of 2015 Volunteer Opportunities- whom to call in each town if you'd like to participate in river herring counting

Resources
A Guide to Statistical Sampling for the Estimation of River Herring Run Size Using Visual Counts - Gary Nelson, Division of Marine Fisheries, 2006
Association to Preserve Cape Cod - River Herring Program

Herring Count Reports
2014 MA Division of Marine Fisheries River Herring Count Memorandum
2013 MA Division of Marine Fisheries River Herring Count Memorandom
2012 River Herring Count Summary Results
A Summary of Volunteer River Hering Counts in Massachusetts, 1997-2011

Herring Count Blogs and Outreach

Marstons Mills, Barnstable River Herring Count Blog
Harwich River Herring Count Video
Middleboro-Lakeville River Herring Count Facebook Page
North & South Rivers Watershed Association Herring Count Page