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Before Shark Week and ‘Jaws,’ World War II spawned America’s shark obsession Posted on Every summer on the Discovery Channel, “Shark Week” inundates its eager audiences with spectacular documentary footage of sharks hunting, feeding and leaping. Debuting in 1988, the television event was an instant hit. Its financial success wildly exceeded the expectations of its creators, who had been inspired by the profitability of the 1975 blockbuster film “Jaws,” the first movie to earn US...

The best way to avoid great white shark attacks in Cape Cod waters is to figure out where the sharks like to hang out and when they are there, marine biologists said Tuesday. Experts from the state of Massachusetts and the nonprofit Atlantic White Shark Conservancy held a news conference in Chatham to outline some of the ways they are trying to detect patterns in shark movement and habits. The goal is to keep beachgoers informed and safe. “Its no secret that the number of negative interact...

Published June 29. 2021 10:52PM  By MARK PRATT, Associated Press The best way to avoid great white shark attacks in Cape Cod waters is to figure out where the sharks like to hang out and when they are there, marine biologists said Tuesday. Experts from the state of Massachusetts and the nonprofit Atlantic White Shark Conservancy held a news conference in Chatham to outline some of the ways they are trying to detect patterns in shark movement and habits. The goal is to keep beachgoers informed ...

So far, 2021 has been the year of the swat on the Outer Cape, as a boom in the number of mosquitoes in the Herring River basin has led to trying times for outdoor aficionados. But what can you do to lessen the effect of these buzzy vampires? Weve put together a quick primer on effective tools to help fight the unwelcome swarm. First of all, why the heck do mosquitoes want blood? Turns out, its not for food. According to the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA): "Female mosquitoes imbi...

This cherished concept of a pure and unchanging essence of Wellfleet still here to be accessed by its true lovers is an illusion

Cape Cod Fly Fishing Tips With its surf, flats, rips, and estuaries, Cape Cod offers countless fly-fishing opportunities. June 4, 2021 By the time my brain had fully registered the thought that I should look down at my screaming reel, the yellow fly line had turned blue. “That’s my backing,” I realized, as a wave crashed directly onto my face, nearly filling my waders and remaindering me that I was already far off the beach and beyond the breakers. It didn’t matter. Somewhere in front o...

In Dedham, participants in remote meetings around the community's master planning process included parents streaming the proceedings while making dinner and residents of senior housing developments who were reluctant to make the drive to town hall at night.

The Daily Yonder Outer Cape Cod Vaccination Efforts Focus on Vulnerable Groups and Making a Safer Tourist Season Before the sun-seekers descended, businesses and public-health agencies worked to vaccinate “hidden populations” and seasonal workers on the remotest part of Cape Cod. Share this: A vacant vacation cottage sits on Cape Cod Bay in Outer Capes North Truro, Massachusetts. The town of Truro is one of the communities that pose challenges to mass vaccination efforts due to t...

Cape Cod is now preparing for its first major holiday weekend since 2019 without pandemic restrictions in place.

With capacity limits, required closures of some businesses and other Massachusetts COVID-19 rules set to end on Saturday, Cape Cod is now preparing for its...