BARNSTABLE - The Trump Administration has opened up a formerly protected, about 5,000 square mile area of the waters south of Cape Cod to commercial … [Read more...]
Cape Cod Fishermen’s Alliance among the finalists for millions in research program funding
September 24, 2025
BARNSTABLE - The Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance is part of a regional collaboration that is one of 15 Regional Innovation Engine finalists … [Read more...]
Scientists Report Mixed Outlook for Right Whale Calving Season
April 23, 2025
HYANNIS - Scientists from the New England Aquarium report a mixed outlook for the endangered North Atlantic right whale population this calving … [Read more...]
Half of Total Right Whales Spotted in Cape Cod Bay as Season Begins
April 15, 2025
PROVINCETOWN - Whale season is in full swing in the waters off Cape Cod. Scientists with the Center for Coastal Studies have already spotted 162 North … [Read more...]
Albies and Bonito May Become Regulated Soon
April 8, 2025
BARNSTABLE - False Albacore and Atlantic Bonito might become limited for fishing in an East Coast first. The two species are common in the … [Read more...]
NOAA Issues Ropeless Gear Advisory to Mariners as Testing Begins
March 28, 2025
HYANNIS - NOAA Fisheries is testing ropeless fishing gear for lobster and crab around the Gulf of Maine and around Cape Cod. The testing is … [Read more...]
New England Ocean Warming Slows But Temperatures Remain High
February 28, 2025
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The waters off New England had another warm year but didn't heat up as fast as earlier this decade, bucking a trend of … [Read more...]
VIDEO: What kind of whales are around Cape Cod and the Islands?
May 26, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Wai_9I5k63E In this clip from Sunday Journal, Director of Marine Conservation and Education Laura Lilly with Hyannis … [Read more...]
Researchers Catalog 100 New Sharks in Cape Waters
April 5, 2024
HYANNIS - Researchers have cataloged even more sharks in Cape and Islands waters as the marine animals return to their natural habitat after … [Read more...]
Bird Flu is Decimating Seal Colonies. Scientists Don’t Know How to Stop It
March 24, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems … [Read more...]
From The CapeCod.com NewsCenter
Marine Biological Lab will be independent again after university affiliation
Several inches of snow falls on Cape; temperatures going above-freezing this week
Applications available for affordable homes in Brewster, Bourne, and Falmouth
Trump opens formerly protected waters south of Cape Cod to commercial fishing
Steamship Authority to hold virtual sessions explaining new reservation system
LISTEN: Offshore wind back in development, but financial expert says impacts from freezes remain
Contractor able to resume sewer work in Yarmouth after fatal incident- Erosion-threatened beach house tied to Watergate is being demolished
Barnstable to consider mandating best available sewer systems near sensitive waterbodies
Steamship Authority summer reservation figures are in- Mass Maritime Academy announces new partnership with program in Middle East
Preliminary results in for Martha’s Vineyard summer ferry reservations
Falmouth reports presence of invasive pine beetle
