Even today, it remains one of the few managed herring runs in Massachusetts, although few fish reach the river's spawning and nursery habitat. It includes  of water bodies that could serve as habitat to alewife, blueback herring, and American shad.
Even today, it remains one of the few actively managed herring runs in Massachusetts, although a small number of fish reach the river's spawning and nursery habitat. It encompasses various water bodies that could serve as habitat to alewife, blueback herring, and American shad.