MASHPEE - The manatee recently spotted in Mashpee waters is likely very lost, according to local experts. The species prefers warmer waters and hasn’t … [Read more...]
Entangled Whale and Blocked Canal, Whale Season Off to Rocky Start
April 17, 2025
PROVINCETOWN - Between fishing gear entanglements and shutting down the Cape Cod Canal, right whale season is off to a rocky start. Dozens of … [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...]
Court Restores Protections for Endangered Whale Species to Prevent Entanglement in Fishing Gear
February 5, 2025
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Commercial fishermen who hoped for a loosening of fishing regulations during President Donald Trump’s administration faced a … [Read more...]
WATCH: Humpback Seen Swimming through Canal
November 21, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1360666255108368 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported a humpback whale swimming through the Cape Cod Canal … [Read more...]
Man Sitting On Capsized Boat Rescued
October 28, 2024
NANTUCKET – Two fishermen recently mistook a dead whale off Nantucket which turned out to be a capsized boat. Nicholas Whitbeck and Joe … [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...]
PHOTOS: Right Whale Last Scene in Cape Cod Bay Spotted Entangled off Canada
May 16, 2024
PROVINCETOWN - A North Atlantic right whale last seen in Cape Cod Bay in April has been spotted just off Canada now entangled in fishing gear, … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Watch Mother and Calf Pair in Cape Cod Bay as State Honors “Right Whale Day” this Week
April 25, 2024
https://youtu.be/1Ledlg0OUNc Check out this new footage of a mother and calf pair in Cape Cod Bay from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as … [Read more...]
LISTEN: Dr. Charles “Stormy” Mayo Talks First Mother and Calf Sighting of the Whale Season
April 4, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSwGrlYO7REhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSwGrlYO7RE The first mother and calf pair of the 2024 whale season has … [Read more...]
From The CapeCod.com NewsCenter
Steamship Authority names next General Manager
Sandwich voters to consider changing housing by-laws at Special Town Meeting
Outer Cape Health Services urges residents to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays
Sandwich woman completes Antarctic ultramarathon
Listening sessions scheduled in five Cape Cod towns to get input on opioid settlement money
Provincetown receives $350k for police, housing
Local United Way issues emergency SNAP relief funding
New rules intended to make moped riding safer on Martha’s Vineyard
Woodwell Climate Research Center receives $10M donation from MacKenzie Scott
Barnstable prepares to host several Veterans’ Day events
Work begins to expand Centerville’s Mother’s Park and area sewage infrastructure
Latest on federal food aid freeze: MA attorney general says she’s “disappointed” in SCOTUS decision, with Senate deal coming
Former chairman of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe sentenced to prison
