Herring Migration: The Mighty Run of the Little Fish That Feeds All

Dive into the Marstons Mills River as we take a closer look at the annual migration of river herring, one of the most important components of marine and freshwater food webs along the eastern Atlantic coast. Once numbering in the millions, river herring populations have dropped sharply over the past 40 years due to overfishing, habitat degradation, climate change, and physical barriers to migration.

Heather Rockwell is the Director of Operations for Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC). Born and raised on Cape Cod, Heather received her B.S. degree in Biological Oceanography from Florida Institute of Technology. Her passion and career for marine conservation began in the education department at the New Jersey Academy of Aquatic Sciences, followed by a return to the Cape with advocacy and research positions at the International Wildlife Coalition and the Nantucket Soundkeeper program of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound. Heather is a member of the Board of Directors of Cetacean Society International (CSI) and represents CSI at the annual meetings of the International Whaling Commission, where she advocates for   worldwide whale conservation and protection policies.