Jaime Burns, left, and her father Steve Bodge harvest alewives on the Nequasset Stream in Woolwich. Bodge, 78, has been involved in the harvest in the same location since 1958. Photo by Troy R.

Up and down the New England coast, nature lovers are flocking to rivers to witness an awe-inspiring spring ritual - thousands of little fish on a long voyage home. Nora Saks has this audio postcard ...

Some fish stay in the same cozy bodies of water all year long. Others, like the alewife, a fish found in the waters of the Northern Atlantic Ocean, migrate between different areas to spawn and live.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Spring is in full swing here in Maine, which means alewives are on their way ...

The alewife spawning season that begins this month across Long Island will be helped by several fish passages constructed over the past two years to provide the feeder fish access to spawning waters ...

Each spring, alewife herrings return to spawn in New England rivers. In recent years, the removal of dams has led to a resurgence of the little... A little fish plays a big role in the food chain: ...

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