E. K. Khalsa, Executive Director of the Mystic River Watershed Association (mysticriver.org) talks about the challenges river herring confront in the sea and in the river.  He spoke on behalf of herring to the New England Fisheries Management Council and offers concrete actions one can take to save herring.  The Fisheries Council is offering a short public comment period after years of research and deliberations.  The Mystic River is alive with herring thanks to people turning out to lift fish over a dam and then the state building of a successful fish ladder.  Hardened shorelines and impervious watershed lands are a great problem that is being addressed from “depaving” neighborhood events to remediation of hazardous industrial corridors into green ways with natural filters and no toxins. With roughly 12 million herring lost every year to bycatch at sea, now is the time to speak up for herring – herring for our rivers, our tables, ecosystems both marine and fresh water.