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Body Found in Small Boat on Cape Cod
CapeCodOnline: A body believed to be that of a missing man has been found inside a small boat on the Harwich side of Long Pond . Search teams had been looking in Long Pond and the surrounding...
Cape Cod Dolphin Strandings Reach Record Numbers
CapeCodToday: Tuesday , the International Fund for Animal Welfare‘s (IFAW) marine mammal rescue team responded once again to the Herring River on Wellfleet Harbor, where 11 more dolphins were stuck in deep mud at low tide. According the...
Right Whale Disentangled off Cape Cod
CapeCodOnline: A North Atlantic right whale was freed from an entanglement of fishing line and rope this afternoon (February 15) by officials from the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies. The rare and endangered right whale was spotted by members...
Studying the Wrecks of Stellwagen Bank
Boston.com: About a million people a year head out on Massachusetts Bay for whale-watching cruises, according to Deborah Marx of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The stretch of ocean from Cape Ann to the tip of Cape Cod...
Save The Bay Summer Camp Registration Opens
Registration is now open for Save The Bay’s popular Bay Camps on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Campers will learn about the world of marine science through excursions, games, crafts, and activities that make learning about the environment fun. A...
Searsport, ME, Welcomes Giant Marine Crane
SeacoastOnline: The Maine Department of Transportation says a marine crane that has a 144 metric ton lift capacity will be the state’s largest such crane when it arrives. The crane is due to arrive in Searsport on Friday. Read...
Ethanol-Gas Study Bill Passes House Committee
Trade Only: The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved a bill from Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) that would require a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of fuel...
EPA Announces Sense of Wonder Contest
Given that 2012 is the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. EPA’s annual Sense of Wonder contest will focus on water. Entrants should share their love for water through a creative project that shares and celebrates...
Cod Fishermen Facing Huge Catch Reduction
New York Times: Fishermen and federal officials grappled Friday with the increasingly bleak prospect of finding some way for the historic New England cod industry to avoid collapse amid troubles with the health of Gulf of Maine cod. Their...
Why Merrimack Inlet Jetty Repair Matters
Newburyport News: Welcome news arrived this week that will go a long way toward fixing a big part of what ails Plum Island. The Army Corps of Engineers has set aside $3.5 million for emergency repairs to the island’s...
