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Herring Backtrack to the SouthCoast [PHIL-OSOPHY]
I firmly believe the herring fish is a shining example of an uplifting story and lesson. Just think, this little creature returns from the sea, swims dauntlessly against the current, in the reverse direction and against all odds, swimming and jumping upstream until it finds the exact pond or river where it was born.
This stunning act of nature has returned to the SouthCoast, signaling springtime is close at hand. The Buzzard s Bay Coalition publishes a yearly guide to help you and your family locate where the herring runs are in the area.
The survival of many fish species depends on migrations up and down rivers. To help fish swim past obstacles and damns, fish ladders are put in place. In actuality, the fish must grab a bar, as if performing a pull-up, and lift itself up each step of the ladder.
Feb 2, 2021
Editor’s note: The Buzzard’s Bay Coalition presented plans for a regional wastewater treatment solution at a Bourne Planning Board Meeting on Jan. 26.
To the Editor:
The Buzzards Bay Coalition (BBC) continues to promote the idea of a regional wastewater solution centered at the Wareham plant on the Agawam River, that would treat waste from Bourne, Wareham, Plymouth, Marion, and Mass Maritime Academy. Conceptually it’s a good idea, as waste treatment plants have high fixed costs and are increasingly required to make large capital investments to meet new environmental regulations. Scale is important. The large plants treat more waste and are able to spread the high fixed costs over more ratepayers, lowering the average cost per rate payer.
Wickets Island. Photo by: Cyndi Murray
The Buzzards Bay Coalition was awarded a $15,000 state grant to repair a stone pier on Wickets Island in Onset Bay.
The Baker-Polito administration announced that the Buzzard Bay Coalition’s grant was among a series of grants awarded to “improve access to saltwater fishing areas popular with Massachusetts’ recreational fishing community,” according to a press release.
The stone pier that will be repaired with the grant money is part of the Onset Bay Reserve, which is owned and being improved by the Buzzards Bay Coalition. “The Onset Bay Reserve protects over 100 acres of beach, dune, saltmarsh, tidal flats, and coastal forest,” said the press release.