Several environmental groups are petitioning the federal government to add the Alabama shad to the U.S. Endangered Species List, saying the once-popular commercial fish has disappeared from 90% of its ...

An Alabama shad at Ripley’s Aquarium is seen in this file photo. The species has not been spotted in Illinois for 30 years and is being reviewed by federal agencies for potential inclusion on the ...

MOBILE, Ala.— The Center for Biological Diversity and 12 partner organizations petitioned NOAA Fisheries today to list the Alabama shad as an endangered species. The Alabama shad has disappeared from ...

If you want to target spawning American shad or hickory shad, you're going to want in on this secret UV spoon.

Delaware Valley residents are used to hearing how the once-abundant shad are scarce. But while they have long suffered in ...

For decades American shad have been one of Western Massachusetts’ signature fish, flooding the Connecticut River in the spring when they head upstream from the Atlantic Ocean to spawn. This is a story ...

A true sign of spring in Chesapeake Country, the American and hickory shad run is off to a great start throughout much of these anadromous fishes spawning range. Usually, hickories show up in the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— NOAA Fisheries announced today that the Alabama shad may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. Alabama shad have been completely wiped out from 60 of the 75 Southeast ...

They draw anglers from near and far to the Delaware River each spring, providing a boost to the local economy and countless hours of enjoyment for fishermen, but the American shad is a species in ...

An annual rite of spring in Virginia is underway. The hickory and American shad runs are in their early stages, but some fish are being taken in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. Shad return from the sea ...