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A fixture on the waterfront at Mattapoisett's Town Beach likely won't appear again this year. A town official explains why.

In honor of the warming temperatures just in time for St. Patrick's Day, here's a little guessing game.

The Early Files includes stories from the archives of the Barnstable Patriot.

Boston Globe David Abel thorough report on Cape Cod coastal waters dire state, what might improve it. Cape uses septic systems to dispose of sanitary sewage which leak into groundwater that fertilizes algal blooms, fatal to needed eel grass for ecosystem.

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At Cape Wildlife Center: Cold-stunned sea turtles Caryn Ritchie October through December is the time of year when sea turtles experience cold stunning. For the past 30 years, the numbers have been on the rise. Climate change appears to be a major factor in this increase. The waters are staying warmer longer, and getting warmer farther up the coast towards Maine. The Kemp’s Ridley migration has extended into the Gulf of Maine. As long as the water is warm, the turtles stay longer, and when...

Checking out the kayak. kayakers of course have to understand that when theyre paddling theyre taking risks. >> reporter: great whites have been spotted close to the cape cod shore for weeks now, snacking on seals. the west coast has seen its share of near misses. a 52-year-old california man got knocked off his kayak by a shark. he survived. the same cant be said of the kayak. >> his boat was lifted up by a 14 to 18-foot shark. the boater was then kicked out of the boat. and the shark bit the k...

What attracts the sharks. also follow the obvious rule. swim near the lifeguards. theyll likely be the first to alert you if a shark is near. john schifrin, abc news, new york. >> the reason he brought up the point about seals is thats what sharks eat. and because there has been, you know, increased awareness and onus to save the seals theyve gone from 10,000 to more than 300,000 in cape cod since the protections were put in place. so, thus -- the sharks. [ "jaws" theme plays ] >> never fear whe...

♪ oh here she comes watch out ♪ oh here she comes watch out boy shell chew you up ♪ >> a man-eater. >> pardon us. we were having a conversation. well get back to you -- >> we havent seen each other in a couple of days. >> all the dirt. seems like every day lately we have been reporting on shark sightings, typical story this time of year. this weekend no different. >> boaters and sun bathers are keeping a close eye on the ocean, for very good reason as abcs john schifrin reports. >> repor...