Beaches
More Cape Cod Beaches Closed Due to Sharks
CapeCodOnline: All beaches on the ocean side of Chatham, Massachusetts, were indefinitely closed to swimming yesterday due to increased shark activity along the shore. The Chatham harbormaster’s office ordered the beaches closed following more shark sightings over the weekend....
Shark Advisory Issued on Cape Cod
The Cape Cod Times is reporting that the officials in the town of Chatham, Massachusetts, are warning people not to swim offshore along the east-facing beaches due to the high number of great white sharks seen in the area....
Martha’s Vineyard Beaches Closed Due to High Bacteria Count
CapeCodOnline: High bacteria counts have led to the closing of some beaches in Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury, according to notices posted by the boards of health in both towns on their websites. From the Oak Bluffs Health Department:...
West Haven, Connecticut Gets $1.25 Million For Beach Repairs
You can’t blame West Haven, Connecticut officials if they gave up hope when more than three years passed without word after they applied for a state grant for shoreline improvements. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the city learned last...
Sewage Disks Wash Up on Maine Beaches
Seacoast Online: Small plastic disks spilled from a Hooksett, New Hampshire, sewage-treatment plant washed up on Kittery and York beaches over the weekend, officials said. “This is the first confirmation we have of the disks being that far north,”...
Sewage Disks Littering Cape Cod Beaches
Cape Cod Online: It may sound gross, but beachgoers can safely help pick up the thousands of plastic disks that drifted on to Cape Cod beaches after they were accidentally released from a New Hampshire wastewater plant, officials said...
Dead Dolphins Reported in MA
The Associated Press is reporting that 6 young dolphins have recently turned up dead on Massachusetts beaches. The latest victim was a 4-foot-long harbor porpoise that washed up on Revere Beach this past Saturday (March 26). New England Aquarium...
Maine Surfers Pitch in to Protect Beaches, Public Access
The Portland Press Herald reports on the efforts of a Maine surfing group that has recently removed trash and debris from Higgins Beach. The group will next focus on Scarborough Beach, where new offseason parking restrictions have made it...
Fishing a Beach: Eelgrass Beds
To the untrained eye, a long stretch of unbroken shoreline might look pretty unproductive. However, take that same shoreline and place it in front of someone who’s well trained in reading the water (and equipped with a pair of...
