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Nutrient pollution in Waquoit and Popponesset Bays has reached a grim new milestone: Both bays now show impaired water quality throughout, with no high-quality areas remaining.
That is the latest assessment by Brian L. Howes, a scientist with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth who has for years worked with the Town of Mashpee and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to analyze the impact of nitrogen pollution on local waterways.
âFor the first time in 20 years, I have nothing good to say,â Dr. Howes said during a presentation to the Mashpee Board of Selectmen in the Waquoit Meeting Room at Town Hall on Monday, July 26.
Mashpee s water quality at an all-time low, report finds capecodtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from capecodtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Top fishing spots near scenic Wildlife Management Areas Plan a fishing trip and make a day of it by adding a stop at one of MassWildlife’s Wildlife Management Areas (WMA).
Love to fish? Massachusetts offers exceptional freshwater fishing in spectacular settings. Many fishable ponds, lakes, and rivers are located within or very near WMAs that provide opportunities for walking, hiking, and wildlife watching. Remember, if you’re 15 or over, you need a fishing license. Buy your fishing license online.
Towns: Ashby, Groton, Shirley, Townsend
The Squannacook River is an exceptional coldwater stream. Many tributaries hold wild brook trout and the main stem is stocked with trout in spring and fall and. For a bit of fun, try fly-fishing the rapids accessed from the Townsend Road parking area in Groton. When you’ve had your fill of fishing, explore the Squannacook River WMA a patchwork of parcels that follow the river from its headwaters near the New Hampshire border to its c
A study by Woods Hole scientists has found that microplastics have been accumulating in the sediments of Waquoit Bay salt marshes at increasing rates since as far back as 1950, when plastics came into widespread use.
Javier Lloret, a researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory and the lead author of the study, described salt marshes as âdepositional environmentsâ that âgrow verticallyâ as cordgrasses and other plant life die off, forming layers of peat sediment.
âIf you go deeper into those sediments, you are going back in time; you need to imagine this like the rings in a tree trunk,â Dr. Lloret said. âIn the last 25 years only, the number of microplastic particles that we find in the sediments has doubled.â