Essential Rhythm 5/20/21: Alewife restoration: a success story

Producer/Host: Sarah O’Malley

This episode recounts the story of local alewife restoration methods, including transplanting river herring, relying on their natal fidelity to restore future fish spawning runs.

About the host:
Sarah O’Malley is an ecologist, naturalist and science communicator passionate about deepening her listeners’ experiences with the natural world. She teaches biology and sustainability at Maine Maritime Academy and is currently collaborating on a guide book to the intertidal zone in the Gulf of Maine.