PROVINCETOWN - The North Atlantic Right Whale season in Cape Cod Bay has started strong, according to the Center for Coastal Studies. Officials … [Read more...]
Manatee likely very lost rather than new addition to warming ecosystem, says experts
August 8, 2025
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...]
From The CapeCod.com NewsCenter
Cape Cod Commission asks for public input on proposed changes to roadway categorization
JFK Museum to host fraud prevention workshop on Thursday
Gas pipeline will have to be moved for new Cape Cod Canal bridges
Fish monitors wanted as herring spawning season approaches
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
