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PRESS RELEASE<br>
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
March 24,
2015
Teresa Izzo 508-896-3867, ext. 137<br>
tizzo@ccmnh.org<br>
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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents <br>
<i> Barbara Brennessel, Author of “The Alewives’ Tale”<br>
Talk & Tour<br>
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BREWSTER, MA.The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, MA is
proud to present biologist Barbara Brennessel, author of <i>The Alewives’
Tale, </i> <b>Monday, April 20, 2015 at 1pm </b>followed by a tour to
view the herring run at The Stony Brook Grist Mill.<br>
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While on vacation in 1980 Barbara and her family came across an amazing
sight: hundreds of small silver fish migrating from the Atlantic Ocean,
across a channel connecting two ponds in the town of Wellfleet. She later
learned that these tiny river herring were important for the ecology and
economy of the region and that volunteers were counting fewer and fewer
fish migrating each year. The Alewives' Tale describes the plight of
alewives and blueback herring, two fish species that have similar life
histories and are difficult to distinguish by sight. Collectively
referred to as river herring, they have been economically important since
colonial times as food, fertilizer, and bait. In recent years they have
attracted much attention from environmentalists, especially as attempts
are being made, on and beyond Cape Cod, to restore the rivers, streams,
ponds, lakes, and estuaries that are crucial for their reproduction and
survival. <br>
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Brennessel provides an overview of the biology of the fish--from
fertilized eggs to large schools of adults that migrate in the Atlantic
Ocean--while describing the habitats at different stages of their life
history. There will be a Q&A and book signing followed by
a tour of the Stony Brook Grist Mill herring run.<br>
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Free with Museum Admission<br>
For more information please call: 508-896-3867, xt. 133<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
869 Main St./Rte. 6A<br>
Brewster, MA 02631<br>
508-896-3867 x137<br>
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