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Video: Restoration Work Transforms Cape Cod’s Herring River Estuary

As restoration to intertidal habitat of the Herring River proceeds, residents will see environmental changes as freshwater marsh transitions back to its original saltwater state. The work will benefit ...
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When 146 Dolphins Became Beached on Cape Cod, Scientists and Locals Sprang to Action

On June 28, a pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins became stuck in the shallow mudflats at the mouth of the Herring River estuary on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod. Within a few days, rescuers counted 146 of ...
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Excess nutrients lead to dramatic ecosystem changes in Cape Cod’s Waquoit Bay; the bay is a harbinger for estuaries worldwide, say researchers

Woods Hole, Mass. (Feb. 21, 2023) -- When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 with associated travel restrictions, Matthew Long thought his students could shift their overseas research projects to ...