American Shad Restoration Project

More than 1.8 million American Shad fry were released into the Charles River in July 2006! During the last three weeks of July, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stocked shad fry into the Lakes District of the river at the Woerd Avenue boat launch in Waltham, MA.

Some photos from the shad stocking events on July 11th and July 13, 2006:

The Woerd Avenue boat launch, site of this year's shad stocking efforts.

A close-up of one of the half-inch long American Shad fry that were released.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service truck preparing to release the fry from the tanks on the back of the truck, which can hold up to 600,000 fish.
 

Kristen Ferry, MA DMF biologist, releases the shad fry through a hose into the river.