Coastal Issues

A new study published by a team of researchers at Bigelow Labs sheds further light on an underwater battle happening on the ocean floor of the Gulf of Maine.

Shark researchers will be turning their attention to a different part of the Cape this summer, in an effort to learn more about juvenile white sharks.

Shellfishermen were looking to bounce back from a tough winter. Now they’re shut out from prime clam beds

A recycling nonprofit, though its New Bedford warehouse, puts used nets, ropes, and other marine debris in the hands of local artists.

One of Maine's largest fishing communities has spent the winter removing and recycling thousands of old, battered wire lobster traps. The fishermen behind the initiative hope that other communities will follow suit.

The goal is to mimic the natural features of the shorelines — enough to attract some sea creatures to make the wall their new home. So far, it's working.

With just five guests and one journalist, this nearly private tour happens on a 35-foot fishing boat. But the only thing they’ll be fishing for is an eyeful of a feared and fascinating ocean predator: the great white shark.

Conservation groups are intervening in a case they say could have implications for current speed rules that are intended to protect North Atlantic right whales from collision with ships.

Staff and volunteers with Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary have rescued around 800 stranded sea turtles from Cape Cod beaches this year. That’s about 130 more than last year.

In the last few days, volunteers have rescued hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles from stranding on Cape Cod beaches. The turtles—packed into banana boxes donated by local markets—are driven to a Quincy animal hospital, where they're treated for pneumonia, fractures, and other injuries.