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.
To this day, it continues to be one of the few herring runs in Massachusetts that is still being actively managed, although only a small proportion of fish make it to the river's spawning and nursery grounds. The area includes several water bodies that could provide habitat for alewife, blueback herring, and American shad.