ABC Science: Size really does matter when you are a fish looking for a shoal-mate. And according to a new study “smell” plays a critical role in helping fish hunt for mates of a matching size. Associate Professor Ashley...

Faced with millions of dollars in claims from injured passengers, the owner of the New York ferry involved in a crash last month is trying to shield his company from having to make big payouts. According to an article...

Boston Globe: The bottom section of stairs down to Nauset Light Beach in Eastham? Gone. The Sandy Neck Beach parking lot in Barnstable? A chunk of that is gone, too, sucked into the Atlantic. Plum Island’s squishy sand, a...

SailMaine has announced it will host the U.S. Optimist Dinghy Association’s New England Championship this summer. Scheduled for August 5 to 8, SailMaine officials say they expect more than 300 competitors from all over the U.S. and abroad to...

The high winds and heavy snow during this weekend’s massive snowstorm injured a large number of seabirds around Cape Cod. According to an article in the Cape Cod Times, the wildlife rehabilitation center Wild Care Cape Cod in Eastham...

Officials on Block Island are debating whether to upgrade a popular beach pavilion, or tear it down and build a new one. According to an article in the Block Island Times, officials are considering four different proposals on how...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service is considering extended closures and quota cuts to the scallop fishery that some say should benefit the fishery in the long-term. NOAA is currently reviewing several new management measures developed...

SailFeed.com: Today (February 12) the Coast Guard begins nine days of public formal hearings in Portsmouth, Virginia, on the sinking of the HMS Bounty during Hurricane Sandy last fall. After departing New Haven, Connecticut, the Bounty was on its...

MVTimes.com: The Black Dog Tavern on the Vineyard Haven waterfront is adding a 27-seat covered outdoor patio. The construction is the latest addition to the well-known restaurant that Capt. Robert S. Douglas, designer, builder, and captain of the topsail...

Block Island Times: A new crab migrated into Block Island harbors from the Gulf Coast, possibly in a storm or an unexpected ride north in the Gulf Stream. The flame box crab, Calappa flammea, has been caught twice in...