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Do your homework. 
"River herring" is a term applied collectively to alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, and blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis. In coastal rivers where the distributions of the two species overlap, the fisheries are typically mixed. Both species are anadromous, migrating upriver to spawn during spring. Alewives can live as long as 10 years and may reach a maximum length of 36 cm (14 in.). Blueback herring may live for about 7 or 8 years and can reach a maximum size of about 32 cm (13 in.).
Alewives spawn in spring when water temperatures are between 16o C and 19o C; blueback herring spawn later in spring, when water temperatures are about 5o C warmer. Fecundity and age at maturity for both species are similar. Between 60,000 and 300,000 eggs are produced per female; most individuals are sexually mature at age 4.
River herring are managed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) under a Fisheries Managemement Plan for American shad and river herring implemented in 1985 to facilitate cooperative management and stock restoration among the states. Restoration efforts have involved habitat improvement, fish passage, stocking, and transfer programs. The Fishery Management Plan was amended in 1999 and mandated that regulations be maintained for river herring and that more conservative measures be considered.
"River herring" is a term applied collectively to alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, and blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis. In coastal rivers where the distributions of the two species overlap, the fisheries are typically mixed. Both species are anadromous, migrating upriver to spawn during spring. Alewives can live as long as 10 years and may reach a maximum length of 36 cm (14 in.). Blueback herring may live for about 7 or 8 years and can reach a maximum size of about 32 cm (13 in.).
Alewives spawn in spring when water temperatures are between 16o C and 19o C; blueback herring spawn later in spring, when water temperatures are about 5o C warmer. Fecundity and age at maturity for both species are similar. Between 60,000 and 300,000 eggs are produced per female; most individuals are sexually mature at age 4.
River herring are managed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) under a Fisheries Managemement Plan for American shad and river herring implemented in 1985 to facilitate cooperative management and stock restoration among the states. Restoration efforts have involved habitat improvement, fish passage, stocking, and transfer programs. The Fishery Management Plan was amended in 1999 and mandated that regulations be maintained for river herring and that more conservative measures be considered.
you all crack me up.
As I said on the first page oh this post. They are shad ! Are they gizzard. American or threadfin I don't know. They are all closely related and look damn near the same.
How did the longfin carp sucker wind up on this thread ? What ever your smoking sell me some.
As I said on the first page oh this post. They are shad ! Are they gizzard. American or threadfin I don't know. They are all closely related and look damn near the same.
How did the longfin carp sucker wind up on this thread ? What ever your smoking sell me some.
i lost track of time while waiting on a 2nd reply.lolmeepster;1644002; said:
i emailed them back when i said i was going to.
then i got a reply the next day "this reply below"
then i replied and im still waiting on a 2nd reply,guess their not going to reply.
here is what i got.
guess i might have to go back and see if they have the extended ray,or just give up.lol
Dave and I think we may have identified the species: gizzard shad or dorosoma cepedianum the photos provided did not show the extended last ray of dorsal fin, an important identification characteristic to confirm this ID.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dorosoma_cepedianum.html
If it isnt this shad, it also looks like (based on body shape/mouth shape/fins etc.) it is a type of shad, or possibly a carp (not silver or grass).
I hope this helps to answer the question. Did the fish have the extended last ray of the dorsal fin?
If you need any more assistance let me know.
went back today
they might have been out in the deep but couldnt net any to see if they had that trail fin.
only caught this guy
they might have been out in the deep but couldnt net any to see if they had that trail fin.
only caught this guy
