American Shad Restoration Project Photos

More than nine million American Shad fry have been released into the Charles River during summers 2006 to 2009! 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.

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A close-up of one of the half-inch long American Shad fry that were released.	In 2009, media and families attended the shad release to watch the action.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service truck and staff, along with MA DMF staff, release the fry from tanks on the back of the truck, which can hold up to 600,000 fish.

All photos by CRWA.