The Incredible Journey Of The American Shad
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- čas přidán 8. 03. 2024
- A beautiful look at the upstream spawning migration of the American Shad as they move from the ocean up into the Connecticut River in Western Massachusetts. Learn how these anadromous fish battle waterfalls, rapids, and hydroelectric dams to get to their freshwater spawning grounds. See the famous Rock Dam in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, and watch the shad as they go upstream on their spawning run to lay their eggs.
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Please do one on rock bass!
nice, i just moved to cali so this is a nice find for when i go fish for them
Hey Dave, have you ever seen a harbor seal in one of these rivers? They often follow shad migrations.
My new favorite channel!
Have you considered doing a vid about the eels that find their way to the tributaries of the Finger lakes of New York.
Best skatepark I ever skated was in turners falls. Tried to catch a walleye but ended up with a few smallies instead
You’re the Bob Ross of underwater, photography, and storytelling of these fish. Love the videos!
Any plans to film a video of sturgeon in the Connecticut River, or the striper run in the spring as they follow spawning baitfish all the way up into Massachusetts?
Hey Dave-- your content is fantastic. I work as an art director for an edtech company and we are currently creating a game for middle school students about saving and reintroducing the American Shad to the James River in Virginia, USA. We'd love to talk to you about the possibility of including some of your footage of shad in our game! If you'd be open to this we'd love to connect with you!
Cool!
Newfoundland, Canada.
I work at a salmon counter fence. The American Shad show up just before the salmon. They all make it through using our system!
Very informative as usual Dave. Excellent 🤓👍
It's odd to hear about how damaging and disruptive hydroelectric dams can be. They seem like a really clean energy on paper source since they generate electricity from nothing but flowing water. I also never considered how they can harm fish populations by killing those going back to the ocean. I wonder how that effects juvenile salmon in the PNW.
As it's seen on Google Maps, there is Research institute near Rock Dam devoted to migrating fish. They should strongly support protection for fishes, making their route easier and safer to pass. Voice of such institute must be heard by dumb politicians and herd of clerks.
Little cofused. Are these same shad we buy as shad sides from reservoirs in Kansas?
What a beautiful stretch of river that is! I used to watch the salmon run in northern BC, and the great effort all these fish put forth to reach their spawning sites always amazes me. It is difficult enough for them to go upstream with the snow melt raising the water levels and quickening the currents without human industry adding to the strain.
Interesting and important video. American shad's spawning custom is similar to salmons'. Sounds bad that people don't care about poor fish lives 😢. Politicians are only talking heads 😡
Great video! For many of the freshwater mussel species I have worked with, a large part of the reason for their decline is the host fish not being able to migrate past the dams. Spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta) hasn’t really reproduced in the Clinch River (at least in VA) due a dam preventing its host mooneye for migrating upriver.
Thanks Dave, awesome video✌