Gina Lonati, University of New Brunswick. Taken under DFO Canada SARA permit.
Scientists said they couldn’t pinpoint what caused the growth in population size, but said some ocean management measures — like slow zones for boats and changes to entangling fishing gear — may have had a positive impact.
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A state appeals officer ruled Thursday that local residents, organizations, and two town governments will be allowed to participate in the appeal — some more actively than others. -
For years now, farmer Stephanie Rein of the non-profit Sustainable Cape in Truro has been teaching kids about growing food. She does this in multiple elementary schools on the Outer Cape, and when she first started, she had the kids make something she called a seed wish list. -
Kari MacRae, who ran unsuccessfully in a Republican primary for state Senate last month, alleges that election officials failed to compare voters’ signatures on the inner ballot envelopes with their signatures on their applications for an early-voting ballot. She says such action violates the law and should invalidate the primary. -
Why have a text-only version of CAI? Well, it's about emergency preparedness.
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S JunkerThis week: A new lawsuit seeks to invalidate the Republican primary for the Plymouth and Barnstable state Senate seat. And, Cape housing advocates have questions about new legislation coming from Beacon Hill. Also, who will get the honor of sculpting Herman Melville? -
A debate among Cape and Islands State Senate Seat candidates Christopher Lauzon, Julian Cyr and Joe Van Nes. -
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Information for voters about ballot questions in the upcoming election.
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Courtesy of the New England Aquarium, taken under National Marine Fisheries Service permit #25739The number of North Atlantic right whales increased slightly last year, bringing the population count to about 372 individuals. But a new report from the New England Aquarium and the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium offers a cautionary tale. -
Robert F. Bukaty/APThe state's "ambitious" application to build a facility in Searsport was not selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of Singapore's former prime minister, said he is a "political refugee" after the U.K. government granted him asylum from what he described as persecution at home. -
An NPR investigation has found that former president Donald Trump has made more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived opponents.
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Steel as well as oil and gas are traditional industries in Western Pennsylvania. NPR's Steve Inskeep spoke with people in those industries to see how their work shapes their votes.
