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More than 1000 sea turtles are expected to strand on Cape Cod beaches this winter, and it’s already shaping up to be “one of the oddest years ever.”
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Most people, on average, will have to pay an extra $120 a year. Low income folks, on average, will have to pay somewhere around $15 extra a year.
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“Births are simply down and have been for almost a decade. And so the possibility that this early birth is an indication that we will see a very active year is particularly exciting,” said Stormy Mayo, director of the right whale ecology program at Provincetown’s Center for Coastal Studies.
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After rehabbing four loggerhead sea turtles that were found cold-stunned on Cape Cod beaches, researchers surgically implanted acoustic tags just under the turtles’ skin, and have since found them thriving in the wild.
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Sarah Sharp, a veterinarian with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said the truck they call Moby — “because it’s big and white and transports whales and dolphins” — is outfitted with soft foam mats and a mini-clinic to treat animals with shock, cramps and other conditions.
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How much anesthesia does it take to put a fish under before surgery?It’s not a question most veterinarians have to answer, but it’s what Lisa Abbo is trying to figure out at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole as she looks down at a striped bass on a steel operating table.
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That number represents an 8 percent decrease from the 2019 estimate, and the lowest population estimate for the species in nearly 20 years, according to the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, which announced the news today ahead of its annual meeting.
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The tests are part of a regional effort to slow a surge in coronavirus cases that's predominantly centered around Provincetown.
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The Northeast Fisheries Science Center is celebrating its 150th anniversary. CAI's Kathryn Eident talks with Science and Research Director Jon Hare about the lab's impact on marine science and on the village of Woods Hole.
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Advance bookings indicate the Cape and Islands will have a busy summer tourist season. But, local restaurants have been struggling to find workers to fully staff up. CAI's Kathryn Eident talked with Blane Toedt, co-owner of The West End in Hyannis, about how his restaurant is coping with fewer workers this season.