Cape Cod Bay

Boaters Urged to Watch for Right Whales in Cape Cod Bay
Boaters Urged to Watch for Right Whales in Cape Cod Bay
Boaters Urged to Watch for Right Whales in Cape Cod Bay
The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is urging boaters to use extreme caution if operating in Cape Cod Bay, due to unusually large aggregations of North Atlantic right whales that are congregating and feeding in that area. A record number of right whales have recently been observed in Cape Cod Bay...
Rare Discovery
Rare Discovery
Rare Discovery
Researchers have identified a bowhead whale in Cape Cod Bay - the second time in recorded history the animal has been seen so far south in the Atlantic Ocean. Workers for the Provincetown, Mass.-based Center for Coastal Studies reported Friday the bowhead was identified during an aerial survey on April 11 as it fed alongside right whales...
Whales Gather Off Cape
Whales Gather Off Cape
Whales Gather Off Cape
The Center for Coastal Studies reports that a large cluster of endangered right whales is feeding in the Cape Cod Bay. The Provincetown-based nonprofit group reported Friday that about 100 whales are concentrated near the western shore of Cape Cod Bay and near the entrance to the Cape Cod Canal ...
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Reduces Power Output
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Reduces Power Output
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Reduces Power Output
The Pilgrim nuclear power plant has been forced to reduce its power output after this week's heat wave made Cape Cod Bay water too warm to use for cooling the reactor.       A spokeswoman for the Plymouth plant's owner, Entergy, confirmed that the power plant reduced its output by 15 percent Wednesday...