Nov 17, 2021· For more Chatham-based Cape Cod seal tours, head to Outermost Harbor Marine. It has one of the best launching spots in the area for seeing the seals along the inner channels of Chatham Harbor. The 24-foot boat can fit up to 15 people and quietly moves among the seals as they swim around in the shallow water.
DetailsJul 21, 2019· Cape Cod has no shark problem. It has a seal problem. Seal be gone/shark be gone. Share. Like 0. July 18, 2019 at 11:15 am #45035. DawnPatrol321. Charger. Agreed Barry, it's all about that food source. Share. Like 0. July 18, 2019 at 3:22 pm #45083. whereswaldo. Ripper.
DetailsJul 21, 2014· "This is a real threat to the traditional way of life on this island," Krogh said, adding that the seals pose problems for the fishing and tourism industry. ... Keith Lincoln, who operates a seal watch ferry to Monomoy Island off Cape Cod, told WCVB that increased seal populations have been a boon to his business. In 1989, Lincoln said ...
DetailsApr 11, 2022· Experts have said the seal population around Cape Cod is rebounding after a period of strain. The number of sharks is less clear, and Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Education Director Marianne Long said Monday that a study is underway to investigate that question. In the 1880s, Massachusetts and Maine offered bounties to encourage hunting ...
DetailsOct 17, 2018· Many people clearly see the seals as the problem. Several weeks ago Chatham selectmen heard from resident Elaine Gibbs, who said that seals in Oyster Pond, where children's swimming lessons are held, constitutes a danger. ... Contact us at The Cape Cod Chronicle, 60C Munson Meeting Way, Chatham, MA 02633. Telephone: 508 …
DetailsYeah but see the problem with that is Cape Cod is supported so heavily by tourism, and tourists are only there to go to the beach and swim in the ocean, so its really not that simple. Saying "DoNt gO sWiMmInG" is basically a death sentence for the Cape economy ... Seals are the problem the population is out of control since seal hunting was ...
DetailsJun 24, 2022· Dr. Andrea Bogomolni, Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium, points out "seals and sharks had almost disappeared from Cape Cod waters because of human intervention, but with human protections, they are coming back.". This "re-wilding" prompts conflict and concern along with appreciation. One finding of the study is that voters and ...
DetailsAug 31, 2019· "Now fully recovered, the seal population has grown beyond what any reasonable person would consider healthy." George Beatty, Cape Cod Today. Seals cause problems beyond attracting sharks. "Commercial and recreational fishers blame the growing number of seals in recent decades for already decimating a once-thriving fishing industry.
DetailsSeals have inhabited Cape Cod for some 4,000 years, but for the past century or so, they've been scarce in this part of the world. ... Ultimately, Garcia-Quijano says Cape Cod has neither a shark problem nor a seal problem. "You're dealing with a people problem," he says. "This is all a people process—people making decisions about ...
DetailsMay 30, 2013· Almost 20 years after Congress passed the MMPA, there were still only six gray seal pups counted on Muskeget, a tiny island that lies about three miles northwest of Nantucket, shore to shore. It took until 2002 for the seals' numbers to reach 1,000; but with the protection afforded them by the MMPA, their population continues to thrive.
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