MIDDLEBORO, Mass. — July 12, 2014 — The Middleboro-Lakeville Herring Fishery Commission is discussing the possibility of one day reopening the town's herring runs to harvest — something that hasn't been done since a statewide ban on blueback and alewive species in 2005 due to a significant decline in the number of fish migrating inland to spawn each year.
The commissioners met at Oliver Mill Park Tuesday night with volunteer observer Mike Bednarski, who happens to be a diadromous fish biologist for the state Division of Marine Fisheries.
"I have some concerns with the fact that only a few of our 78 runs appear to be healthy enough to support harvest," Bednarski said of the situation statewide. "One of the only runs we have that may be able to support harvest is this one right here."
In addition to the fish ladder at Oliver Mill, the town has a herring run at the Wareham Street bridge.
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