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ICast bills itself as "the world's largest sportfishing trade show." So what was the talk of the annual conference this past week? How about "live" forward-facing sonar, or a drone to fly your bait out over the water.
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This time of year at the farmers markets, lettuce is the variety queen. It comes in heads and leaves, reds and greens, crisp hearts and soft butter leaves. Over the past few weeks, I’ve spoken to farmers about growing lettuce, and what varieties they like.
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They’re speedy and shaped like a little tuna, and they’ve just arrived in our waters: bonito are here! Their return brings local fishers delight and (often) frustration.
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"Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation" is a three-part series from Boston public media producer GBH, premiering July 24.
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It’s high season for a common wild berry with a whole lot of names.
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The air is so thick, there’s little difference between walking and swimming these days. High summer fog brings a certain relief to the island.
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What fish is dark on one side and light on the other? Lies flat on the bottom and looks up with both eyes? Yes, it's fluke — and now that we're into July, it’s a good moment to fish for them.
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I’ve been hearing about the Herring River Restoration Project since I moved to Wellfleet in 2004. Restoring tidal flow to the 1100-acre saltwater estuary, which was diked in 1908, is an effort that’s been decades in the making — and hands-on work finally began in early 2023.
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The company has opened a cannery in New Bedford, the first to open in New England in nearly a century, they say. To start, they’re canning single-origin mussels, hardshell, surf and razor clams, oysters, trout and salmon.
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On Monday, though it’s full-on tourist season and many of my local friends had been putting out “shelter in place” warnings on social media, I bravely ventured from the Lower Cape to deep in the heart of the Upper Cape.
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I come today to sing the praises of the simple sweatshirt.