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Five species of seals (harp seals, gray seals, harbor seals, hooded seals, and ringed seals), and numerous whale species swim in the waters of Stellwagen Bank. [3] Whale watchers frequently can see humpback whales, minke whales and fin whales and occasionally sight of one of the most critically endangered whale species, the North Atlantic right ...
The beach access road is halfway between Sandwich and Barnstable on MA 6A. [4] Near the eastern end of the shoal, on the low and eastern point of Sandy Neck, at the entrance to Barnstable Harbor, stands the Sandy Neck Lighthouse(n), which is more than a 150 years old, and next to it is the six-room keeper's house.
Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co. is also a Whale SENSE, a voluntary program that helps to promote responsible whale watching practices, education, and ocean stewardship in collaboration with NOAA Fisheries.
Barnstable Harbor, in 2002. Barnstable Harbor is a natural harbor located in Barnstable, Massachusetts that is sheltered by Sandy Neck to the north and the city of Barnstable to the south. The inner harbor is mostly dredged, while the outer harbor is natural. During the 2014-2015 winter, the inner harbor suffered extensive ice damage to pilings ...
A North Atlantic right whale named Aphrodite, or No. 1701, blows mist on Wednesday in Cape Cod Bay. She was one of the first two right whales sighted in the bay this season.
In the tidal flats near Barnstable Harbor, a ritual that predates the dinosaurs will soon begin. Horseshoe crab spawning season. Mass. increases protections for spawning horseshoe crabs.
Whale Watching, Discovery Travel Adventures Insight guide. ISBN 1-56331-836-9. The Whale Watcher's Guide: Whale-watching Trips in North America, Patricia Corrigan, ISBN 1-55971-683-5. Whales and Whale Watching in Iceland, Mark Carwardine, ISBN 9979-51-129-X. On the Trail of the Whale, Mark Carwardine, ISBN 1-899074-00-7
Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, southeast of Cape Cod, is known as "a biodiversity hotspot." 'A lot of excitement.' Sperm whale calf seen southeast of Cape Cod in aerial ...