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‘Citizen scientists’ volunteer to count herring

With her thumb poised on a clicker, Jeana Homola rapidly pressed down as she  counted hundreds of herring shooting through the fish ladder into Upper Mill  Pond in Pembroke. “This is so exciting. I’ve never seen so many before,” said Homola, a  Pembroke volunteer in the herring count organized by the North  and South Rivers Watershed Association. “They’re amazing.” continued