River herring loss in MA part of greater forage stock decline Members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head are asking federal regulators to help restore the river herring, a forage fish they said is vital to the regional food chain. A statewide moratorium on catching river herring remains in place but offshore commercial fishing trawlers continue to net the fish as bycatch. Andrew Jacobs, lab manager for the tribe, said the herring's decline has affected both economic and cultural practices. ...(Read More)